What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N9144H collided with a parked fuel truck on the wright flyers ramp, while taxiing to the active runway 12L after receiving clearance by ground control. The right wing struck the front windshield of the truck, causing the aircraft to turn right and the front end of the aircraft to strike the rear right side of the fuel trucks bumper, fire extinguisher, and tank. Wright flyers personnel opted to remove the aircraft and fuel truck from the accident scene before FAA conducted investigation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N9144H COLLIDED WITH A PARKED FUEL TRUCK ON THE WRIGHT FLYERS RAMP, WHILE TAXIING TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY 12L AFTER RECEIVING CLEARANCE BY GROUND CONTROL. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OF THE TRUCK, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN RIGHT AND THE FRONT END OF THE AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE THE REAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUEL TRUCKS BUMPER, FIRE EXTINGUISHER, AND TANK. WRIGHT FLYERS PERSONNEL OPTED TO REMOVE THE AIRCRAFT AND FUEL TRUCK FROM THE ACCIDENT SCENE BEFORE FAA CONDUCTED INVESTIGATION.
NTSB investigation
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