From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
3 Centerline lights were found damaged. The aircrafts tail skid was slightly damaged. Pilots deny tail contact.
As the FAA filed it
3 CENTERLINE LIGHTS WERE FOUND DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFTS TAIL SKID WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. PILOTS DENY TAIL CONTACT.
Other reports on N88701 · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.