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 8-22-97 at 1345 PDT, Tillamook, OR aircraft N6988P a Piper pa 24-24 piloted by charles j. flanagan, belly landed aircraft after experiencing an electrical problem. Pilot failed to remember emergency gear system a/c skin & prop damage. No injuries. privacy data omitted This investigation is closed
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 8-22-97 AT 1345 PDT, TILLAMOOK, OR AIRCRAFT N6988P A PIPER PA 24-24 PILOTED BY CHARLES J. FLANAGAN, BELLY LANDED AIRCRAFT AFTER EXPERIENCING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. PILOT FAILED TO REMEMBER EMERGENCY GEAR SYSTEM A/C SKIN & PROP DAMAGE. NO INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED