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) Chautauqua airlines, flight 4894, N264SK Boston to indianapolis, baggage cart struck the left wing tip, just behind the navigational light. Incident occured at 2110 EST. On jan. 14, 2002. Passengers were deplaned and flt. Cancel. The a/c was checked and determined minor damage (scratches and small dents).
As the FAA filed it
(-23) CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES, FLIGHT 4894, N264SK BOSTON TO INDIANAPOLIS, BAGGAGE CART STRUCK THE LEFT WING TIP, JUST BEHIND THE NAVIGATIONAL LIGHT. INCIDENT OCCURED AT 2110 EST. ON JAN. 14, 2002. PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED AND FLT. CANCEL. THE A/C WAS CHECKED AND DETERMINED MINOR DAMAGE (SCRATCHES AND SMALL DENTS).