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) Pilot was performing an inverted ribbon cut at an airshow. He made several passes under the ribbon prior to the ribbon cut. Aircraft wing tip struck one of the ribbon support poles during the final pass. The ribbon was cut.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS PERFORMING AN INVERTED RIBBON CUT AT AN AIRSHOW. HE MADE SEVERAL PASSES UNDER THE RIBBON PRIOR TO THE RIBBON CUT. AIRCRAFT WING TIP STRUCK ONE OF THE RIBBON SUPPORT POLES DURING THE FINAL PASS. THE RIBBON WAS CUT.
Other reports on N68828 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.