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) Aircraft received maintenance at the springdale, AR facility prior to flight. Maintenance crew did not secure left engine cowling properly, PIC did not notice unsecured fasteners on pre-flight. Cowling departed aircraft in flight. Landed in ft. Smith, AR. No damage to aircraft except for loss of top cowling and damaged lower cowling.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MAINTENANCE AT THE SPRINGDALE, AR FACILITY PRIOR TO FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE CREW DID NOT SECURE LEFT ENGINE COWLING PROPERLY, PIC DID NOT NOTICE UNSECURED FASTENERS ON PRE-FLIGHT. COWLING DEPARTED AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT. LANDED IN FT. SMITH, AR. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT EXCEPT FOR LOSS OF TOP COWLING AND DAMAGED LOWER COWLING.