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) The student was solo, performing practice flights over the ridge. He lost thermals and was trying to make it back to the airport but landed short in a grassy field and clipped two small bushes, damaging the left wing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE STUDENT WAS SOLO, PERFORMING PRACTICE FLIGHTS OVER THE RIDGE. HE LOST THERMALS AND WAS TRYING TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRPORT BUT LANDED SHORT IN A GRASSY FIELD AND CLIPPED TWO SMALL BUSHES, DAMAGING THE LEFT WING.