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 aircraft was stolen from a hangar at a private airstrip, approximately 10 miles northwest of Great Falls, Montana. The pilot was an unlicensed minor, who attempted to take the aircraft off, and nosed the aircraft on the side of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOLEN FROM A HANGAR AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF GREAT FALLS, MONTANA. THE PILOT WAS AN UNLICENSED MINOR, WHO ATTEMPTED TO TAKE THE AIRCRAFT OFF, AND NOSED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.