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: us airways DC-9 (N960VJ) was pushed back from gate 17 at rdu. This aircraft was pushed back onto the ramp behind a us airways B-737 (N263AU) parked at gate 18, when aircraft N960VJ powered to move onto taxiway a, the right horizontal stabilizer hit the rudder of the B-737.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: US AIRWAYS DC-9 (N960VJ) WAS PUSHED BACK FROM GATE 17 AT RDU. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED BACK ONTO THE RAMP BEHIND A US AIRWAYS B-737 (N263AU) PARKED AT GATE 18, WHEN AIRCRAFT N960VJ POWERED TO MOVE ONTO TAXIWAY A, THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HIT THE RUDDER OF THE B-737.