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.
Narrative: on may 25, 1995, an Ercoupe aircraft operated on a CFR part 91 VFR flight departed rome, ga for lantana, Florida without functioning radio navigation equipment. The pilot stated that he became disoriented and thought that mlb was patrick afb and patrick afb was col. He stated that he didn't realize his mistake until after he had landed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON MAY 25, 1995, AN ERCOUPE AIRCRAFT OPERATED ON A CFR PART 91 VFR FLIGHT DEPARTED ROME, GA FOR LANTANA, FLORIDA WITHOUT FUNCTIONING RADIO NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BECAME DISORIENTED AND THOUGHT THAT MLB WAS PATRICK AFB AND PATRICK AFB WAS COL. HE STATED THAT HE DIDN'T REALIZE HIS MISTAKE UNTIL AFTER HE HAD LANDED.