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) While the student was taxiing N48568 in the run-up ramp area the right hand wing tip contacted the left hand wing tip of aircraft N65551, causing minor damage to N48568.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE THE STUDENT WAS TAXIING N48568 IN THE RUN-UP RAMP AREA THE RIGHT HAND WING TIP CONTACTED THE LEFT HAND WING TIP OF AIRCRAFT N65551, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO N48568.
Other reports on N48568 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.