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 October 29, 1995, Mr. Ralph beckwith, pilot-in-command of Piper N3679K, had a nose gear collapse due to a hard landing at Belfast. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the pilot was not injured. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 29, 1995, MR. RALPH BECKWITH, PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF PIPER N3679K, HAD A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE DUE TO A HARD LANDING AT BELFAST. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^