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.
(-23) Pilot stated in a phone interview that on landing at Medford airport, on touchdown he lost left rudder control and veered to the right into an open field. The aircraft was towed to logan & reavis, maintenance personnel inspected the aircraft and it was determined that the bolt on the left hand steering rod broke.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED IN A PHONE INTERVIEW THAT ON LANDING AT MEDFORD AIRPORT, ON TOUCHDOWN HE LOST LEFT RUDDER CONTROL AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT INTO AN OPEN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO LOGAN & REAVIS, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BOLT ON THE LEFT HAND STEERING ROD BROKE.