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 June 15, 1996 at approximately 1400 CDT Mooney -20-K, N9540V, piloted by PIC james p. economos with no passengers on board made a hard landing at pwk, wheeling, IL. There were no injuries and only minor damage to N9540V. This investigation is closed with submission of this report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 15, 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 CDT MOONEY -20-K, N9540V, PILOTED BY PIC JAMES P. ECONOMOS WITH NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD MADE A HARD LANDING AT PWK, WHEELING, IL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO N9540V. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED WITH SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT.