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.
(-5) On April 4, 1999 at 11:30 am, pilot russell holtz, departed hollister airport in a Grob-113 glider and headed south for a pleasure flight. The pilot decided to land in a vineyard on a private airstrip, upon landing he struck a tractor parked to the runway with his left wingtip wheel. Minor damage to glider.
As the FAA filed it
(-5) ON APRIL 4, 1999 AT 11:30 AM, PILOT RUSSELL HOLTZ, DEPARTED HOLLISTER AIRPORT IN A GROB-113 GLIDER AND HEADED SOUTH FOR A PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN A VINEYARD ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, UPON LANDING HE STRUCK A TRACTOR PARKED TO THE RUNWAY WITH HIS LEFT WINGTIP WHEEL. MINOR DAMAGE TO GLIDER.