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 departure from gate the tail touched tail of adjacent DC9. Returned to gate.
As the FAA filed it
DURING DEPARTURE FROM GATE THE TAIL TOUCHED TAIL OF ADJACENT DC9. RETURNED TO GATE.
Other reports on N850US · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.