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 April 12, 1997, at 0942, a Grumman GA-AA-5, registration #N38X departed Cody/Yellowstone Regional Airport. After takeoff, the aircraft developed a rough engine caused by an exhaust valve failure. The pilot made a precautionary landing one mile northeast of the airport. There were no injuries and only minor damage to the aircraft. This is a final report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 12, 1997, AT 0942, A GRUMMAN GA-AA-5, REGISTRATION #N38X DEPARTED CODY/YELLOWSTONE REGIONAL AIRPORT. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A ROUGH ENGINE CAUSED BY AN EXHAUST VALVE FAILURE. THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ONE MILE NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.