FAA incident report · Cessna 208 · Galena, AK · January 29, 1989
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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Had instrument errors during turn after takeoff. Struck trees. Returned. Found gear fairings damaged. VFR in IMC.
HAD INSTRUMENT ERRORS DURING TURN AFTER TAKEOFF. STRUCK TREES. RETURNED. FOUND GEAR FAIRINGS DAMAGED. VFR IN IMC.