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 September 28, 1996 at 1900, the pilot of N2083L landed at Plymouth, Indiana. Airport runway 28. This runway was closed for resurfacing and was unlighted. Down the entire runway centerline were metal stakes about two feet high which caused minor damage to the aircraft. There were no injuries or fire.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1996 AT 1900, THE PILOT OF N2083L LANDED AT PLYMOUTH, INDIANA. AIRPORT RUNWAY 28. THIS RUNWAY WAS CLOSED FOR RESURFACING AND WAS UNLIGHTED. DOWN THE ENTIRE RUNWAY CENTERLINE WERE METAL STAKES ABOUT TWO FEET HIGH WHICH CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FIRE.