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 on turn from runway to taxiway. Damage limited to propeller and left main gear. Pilot with total of 44 hours in homebuilt aircraft failed to maintain directional control on existing runway.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED ON TURN FROM RUNWAY TO TAXIWAY. DAMAGE LIMITED TO PROPELLER AND LEFT MAIN GEAR. PILOT WITH TOTAL OF 44 HOURS IN HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON EXISTING RUNWAY.
Other reports on N973D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.