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) Aircraft departed Anchorage for seward, just east of skilak lake at an altitude of 2500' aircraft shuddered and pilot heard muffled thud. Pilot looked around and noticed blood and damage to leading edge of RH horizontal stabilizer. Pilot turned aircraft around and returned to Anchorage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ANCHORAGE FOR SEWARD, JUST EAST OF SKILAK LAKE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2500' AIRCRAFT SHUDDERED AND PILOT HEARD MUFFLED THUD. PILOT LOOKED AROUND AND NOTICED BLOOD AND DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGE OF RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. PILOT TURNED AIRCRAFT AROUND AND RETURNED TO ANCHORAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.