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 December 30, 1995, a Cessna 185F, N783A, tipped over on its nose while taxiing on lake Norman in north carolina. The pilot was operating the aircraft on a ferry permit. Witnesses indicate there were three people onboard the aircraft. There were no injuries to the occupants, but the aircraft sustained minor damage. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 30, 1995, A CESSNA 185F, N783A, TIPPED OVER ON ITS NOSE WHILE TAXIING ON LAKE NORMAN IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT ON A FERRY PERMIT. WITNESSES INDICATE THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS, BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^