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)N1654M, a stearman, was repositioning from hangar to ramp for static display. Ramp was crowded, no room to swing back and forth, no marshaller, N1654M hit parked Mooney's wing with prop. Substantial damage to Mooney, minor damage to stearman no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)N1654M, A STEARMAN, WAS REPOSITIONING FROM HANGAR TO RAMP FOR STATIC DISPLAY. RAMP WAS CROWDED, NO ROOM TO SWING BACK AND FORTH, NO MARSHALLER, N1654M HIT PARKED MOONEY'S WING WITH PROP. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MOONEY, MINOR DAMAGE TO STEARMAN NO INJURIES.
Other reports on N1654M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.