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: aircraft ground looped when unexpected 15 knots cross wind surprised inexperienced pilot in tail dragger. Pilot has agreed to take additional tail dragger lessons from his flight instructor. Part b corrected & remailed 5/3/96. Investigation is closed. M or d filed. This is a corrected copy.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED WHEN UNEXPECTED 15 KNOTS CROSS WIND SURPRISED INEXPERIENCED PILOT IN TAIL DRAGGER. PILOT HAS AGREED TO TAKE ADDITIONAL TAIL DRAGGER LESSONS FROM HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. PART B CORRECTED & REMAILED 5/3/96. INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. M OR D FILED. THIS IS A CORRECTED COPY.