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) During climb out of cma, passenger engaged canopy release mechanism in error. Canopy released normally. Aircraft circled and landed at cma without incident. Canopy demolished.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING CLIMB OUT OF CMA, PASSENGER ENGAGED CANOPY RELEASE MECHANISM IN ERROR. CANOPY RELEASED NORMALLY. AIRCRAFT CIRCLED AND LANDED AT CMA WITHOUT INCIDENT. CANOPY DEMOLISHED.