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: ATC indicated pilot had entered restricted with another aircraft (N9260K), however N97046 was squawking standby on the transponder and was not tracked through restricted area. Pilot indicated he did not enter restricted airspace. Not enough evidence to "put" pilot in the restricted area.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ATC INDICATED PILOT HAD ENTERED RESTRICTED WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT (N9260K), HOWEVER N97046 WAS SQUAWKING STANDBY ON THE TRANSPONDER AND WAS NOT TRACKED THROUGH RESTRICTED AREA. PILOT INDICATED HE DID NOT ENTER RESTRICTED AIRSPACE. NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO "PUT" PILOT IN THE RESTRICTED AREA.
Other reports on N97046 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.