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) During aircraft pushback, tow bar connection failed. Towbar damaged right hand nose landing gear door. Aircraft APU was inoperative and air start cart was used prior to pushing back aircraft. Delta reenacted incident and concluded that towbar did not lock into place during connection and disconnected as the aircraft was turned.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING AIRCRAFT PUSHBACK, TOW BAR CONNECTION FAILED. TOWBAR DAMAGED RIGHT HAND NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR. AIRCRAFT APU WAS INOPERATIVE AND AIR START CART WAS USED PRIOR TO PUSHING BACK AIRCRAFT. DELTA REENACTED INCIDENT AND CONCLUDED THAT TOWBAR DID NOT LOCK INTO PLACE DURING CONNECTION AND DISCONNECTED AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED.