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: during accelerated free fall training, instructor scott smith impacted with student, instructor impacted ground fatality. Student drifted off and has not been found as of 11/24/97. Student was found 11/28/97. Also fatal.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DURING ACCELERATED FREE FALL TRAINING, INSTRUCTOR SCOTT SMITH IMPACTED WITH STUDENT, INSTRUCTOR IMPACTED GROUND FATALITY. STUDENT DRIFTED OFF AND HAS NOT BEEN FOUND AS OF 11/24/97. STUDENT WAS FOUND 11/28/97. ALSO FATAL.
Other reports on N810W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.