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.
Acft lost control on takeoff from a private grass strip. (-23) pilot failed to maintain directional control during soft field takeoff from private dirt airstrip. Aircraft drifted left, contacting fenceposts. Damage to wing, nosewheel, firewall.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. (-23) PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF FROM PRIVATE DIRT AIRSTRIP. AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT, CONTACTING FENCEPOSTS. DAMAGE TO WING, NOSEWHEEL, FIREWALL.
Other reports on N2479Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.