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) Mr. Hughes was operating an airplane at extremely low altitudes along a highway. A motorcyclist travelling in the opposite direction saw the airplane and began to slow, in an effort to take evasive actions. A second motorcyclist struck the first from behind, causing an accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. HUGHES WAS OPERATING AN AIRPLANE AT EXTREMELY LOW ALTITUDES ALONG A HIGHWAY. A MOTORCYCLIST TRAVELLING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION SAW THE AIRPLANE AND BEGAN TO SLOW, IN AN EFFORT TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTIONS. A SECOND MOTORCYCLIST STRUCK THE FIRST FROM BEHIND, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.