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) The pilot failed to take tow bar off prior to engine start up. Props made contact with the tow bar. Pilot did not provide information for sections 13 and 31 of this form. Attempts to contact him have failed (has not returned messages).
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT FAILED TO TAKE TOW BAR OFF PRIOR TO ENGINE START UP. PROPS MADE CONTACT WITH THE TOW BAR. PILOT DID NOT PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR SECTIONS 13 AND 31 OF THIS FORM. ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT HIM HAVE FAILED (HAS NOT RETURNED MESSAGES).