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)Stuart twr cleared N6744T for right base rwy 07 when it was approx. 7 mi. South of apt. As it was initiating turn to final, wing tip collided with wing tip of a Beech A36, N51ML that had not been able to transmit its hand-off to stuart tower from palm beach app. In an IFR flight plan, but directed to contact the stuart tower.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)STUART TWR CLEARED N6744T FOR RIGHT BASE RWY 07 WHEN IT WAS APPROX. 7 MI. SOUTH OF APT. AS IT WAS INITIATING TURN TO FINAL, WING TIP COLLIDED WITH WING TIP OF A BEECH A36, N51ML THAT HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO TRANSMIT ITS HAND-OFF TO STUART TOWER FROM PALM BEACH APP. IN AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN, BUT DIRECTED TO CONTACT THE STUART TOWER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.