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) Brad mcfarland was the flight instructor and PIC on March 23, 2004. On landing, directional control was lost. The airplane went through a ditch and the tailwheel came off.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) BRAD MCFARLAND WAS THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PIC ON MARCH 23, 2004. ON LANDING, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST. THE AIRPLANE WENT THROUGH A DITCH AND THE TAILWHEEL CAME OFF.