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)N3048E Cessna C172, landed hard, bounced, locked brakes, exited the runway, struck and damaged a taxiway sign. No reported a/c damage and no injuries to crew and passenger. "Note" airman voluntarily surrended his flight instructor certificate for cancellation. No further action planned.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)N3048E CESSNA C172, LANDED HARD, BOUNCED, LOCKED BRAKES, EXITED THE RUNWAY, STRUCK AND DAMAGED A TAXIWAY SIGN. NO REPORTED A/C DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES TO CREW AND PASSENGER. "NOTE" AIRMAN VOLUNTARILY SURRENDED HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE FOR CANCELLATION. NO FURTHER ACTION PLANNED.