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) Encountered severe turbulence while on recon. Mission during forest fire near glenwood springs co about 10 miles out of Grand Junction, CO (gjt) during start of approach into airport. Substantial left hand wing damage around left nacelle and inboard of engine to fuselage area.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE WHILE ON RECON. MISSION DURING FOREST FIRE NEAR GLENWOOD SPRINGS CO ABOUT 10 MILES OUT OF GRAND JUNCTION, CO (GJT) DURING START OF APPROACH INTO AIRPORT. SUBSTANTIAL LEFT HAND WING DAMAGE AROUND LEFT NACELLE AND INBOARD OF ENGINE TO FUSELAGE AREA.