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: pilot was towing banner when kite came into contact with banner. Tow rope broke, banner fell into ocean. No injuries. Aircraft returned to take-off field with no further problems.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS TOWING BANNER WHEN KITE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH BANNER. TOW ROPE BROKE, BANNER FELL INTO OCEAN. NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TAKE-OFF FIELD WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.
Other reports on N3977P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.