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 was being towed from gate C-3 to gate C-27 for reposition of a revenue flight, when the #1 engine struck a heavy loader that was parked inside the red zone at gate C-27. No injuries were reported and the aircraft sustained major damage on the #1 engine. This report is closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS BEING TOWED FROM GATE C-3 TO GATE C-27 FOR REPOSITION OF A REVENUE FLIGHT, WHEN THE #1 ENGINE STRUCK A HEAVY LOADER THAT WAS PARKED INSIDE THE RED ZONE AT GATE C-27. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE ON THE #1 ENGINE. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.