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 taxiing in a formation of 4 BE-35S and was on the outside/end of the formation. Though the taxiway was properly painted, the pilot was not expecting taxiway lights to be implanted in concrete. His experience was that such lights were in the grass outside of the pavement. The propeller struck one light.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS TAXIING IN A FORMATION OF 4 BE-35S AND WAS ON THE OUTSIDE/END OF THE FORMATION. THOUGH THE TAXIWAY WAS PROPERLY PAINTED, THE PILOT WAS NOT EXPECTING TAXIWAY LIGHTS TO BE IMPLANTED IN CONCRETE. HIS EXPERIENCE WAS THAT SUCH LIGHTS WERE IN THE GRASS OUTSIDE OF THE PAVEMENT. THE PROPELLER STRUCK ONE LIGHT.
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Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.