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)On a dual cross-country flight, the instructor attempted to demonstrate a soft field takeoff. The aircraft struck an obscured fence at the departure end of the runway. There was minor damage to the horizontal stabilizor. The pilot completed the takeoff and returned for a landing. There were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON A DUAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO DEMONSTRATE A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN OBSCURED FENCE AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZOR. THE PILOT COMPLETED THE TAKEOFF AND RETURNED FOR A LANDING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
Other reports on N94197 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.