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)Student pilot privacy data omitted while taxing aircraft N738VC, a C-172N, entered the run up area of runway 25R at lgb. His left had wing tip struck the wing tip of aircraft N3558C, a C-170, who was in the run up area at 0857 PST. There was minor damage to both aircraft wing tips. This investigation is closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHILE TAXING AIRCRAFT N738VC, A C-172N, ENTERED THE RUN UP AREA OF RUNWAY 25R AT LGB. HIS LEFT HAD WING TIP STRUCK THE WING TIP OF AIRCRAFT N3558C, A C-170, WHO WAS IN THE RUN UP AREA AT 0857 PST. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT WING TIPS. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
Other reports on N738VC · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.