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) According to eye witnesses, a/c was at approx 600 ft traveling sw in the direction of lakeland, FL. The a/c began to bobble, followed by a popping sound, then the right wing folded up followed by the left wing folding up. The a/c tucked itself in a hole about 6 ft deep 3 miles nw of Polk City, FL.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACCORDING TO EYE WITNESSES, A/C WAS AT APPROX 600 FT TRAVELING SW IN THE DIRECTION OF LAKELAND, FL. THE A/C BEGAN TO BOBBLE, FOLLOWED BY A POPPING SOUND, THEN THE RIGHT WING FOLDED UP FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT WING FOLDING UP. THE A/C TUCKED ITSELF IN A HOLE ABOUT 6 FT DEEP 3 MILES NW OF POLK CITY, FL.