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) On may 18, 2004, aircraft Cessna 172, s/n 29976, N222TX, owned and operated by charles clinton murphy, crashed during an aborted takeoff due to density altitude. The aircraft ran off the runway into a ditch and came to rest in the desert after breaking off the attached nose fitting. No injuries to the two occupants. Closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 18, 2004, AIRCRAFT CESSNA 172, S/N 29976, N222TX, OWNED AND OPERATED BY CHARLES CLINTON MURPHY, CRASHED DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO DENSITY ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A DITCH AND CAME TO REST IN THE DESERT AFTER BREAKING OFF THE ATTACHED NOSE FITTING. NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS. CLOSED.