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.
On approach to land,a downdraft forced balloon toward highline. Unable to arrest drift. Struck line on landing.
As the FAA filed it
ON APPROACH TO LAND,A DOWNDRAFT FORCED BALLOON TOWARD HIGHLINE. UNABLE TO ARREST DRIFT. STRUCK LINE ON LANDING.
Other reports on N3989E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.