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) Pilot on VFR flight from vandenburg airport (X16). No FAA flight plan on file. Landed on runway 36. Lost control due to cross wind. Weather reported at tpa@10:53HRS winds 320@16 gusting ot 21. Damage to nose gear and prop.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ON VFR FLIGHT FROM VANDENBURG AIRPORT (X16). NO FAA FLIGHT PLAN ON FILE. LANDED ON RUNWAY 36. LOST CONTROL DUE TO CROSS WIND. WEATHER REPORTED AT TPA@10:53HRS WINDS 320@16 GUSTING OT 21. DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR AND PROP.
Other reports on N3921W · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.