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 practicing take-offs and landings after receiving several hours of dual in a tailwheel aircraft. Pilot lost directional control and ground looped aircraft. The aircraft flipped over prior to coming to rest, aircraft was substantially damaged, pilot was not injured, visual meteorological conditions prevailed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS AFTER RECEIVING SEVERAL HOURS OF DUAL IN A TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT. PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER PRIOR TO COMING TO REST, AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.