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) Owner of the airplane pulled the aircraft out of a hangar using an electric tow bar attached to the nose gear. Then proceeded to start the engine with the tow bar still attached. Propeller blades struck the tow bar causing propeller to sustain damage to both blades.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE PULLED THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF A HANGAR USING AN ELECTRIC TOW BAR ATTACHED TO THE NOSE GEAR. THEN PROCEEDED TO START THE ENGINE WITH THE TOW BAR STILL ATTACHED. PROPELLER BLADES STRUCK THE TOW BAR CAUSING PROPELLER TO SUSTAIN DAMAGE TO BOTH BLADES.
Other reports on N89NW · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.