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) Just prior to touch down the pilot encountered a sudden gust of wind which blew the aircraft into a patch of willow trees. The aircraft came to rest inverted and received damage to the wings, fuselage and empennage. The landing area is about 600 feet long by 50 feet wide and had been used previously by the pilot. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) JUST PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND WHICH BLEW THE AIRCRAFT INTO A PATCH OF WILLOW TREES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED AND RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, FUSELAGE AND EMPENNAGE. THE LANDING AREA IS ABOUT 600 FEET LONG BY 50 FEET WIDE AND HAD BEEN USED PREVIOUSLY BY THE PILOT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.