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.
During winch launch right hook tore off causing glider to be pulled off runway. Horizontal stabilizer hit bush.
As the FAA filed it
DURING WINCH LAUNCH RIGHT HOOK TORE OFF CAUSING GLIDER TO BE PULLED OFF RUNWAY. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HIT BUSH.
Other reports on N3458 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.