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) During cruise flight, aircraft hit trees near a mountain pass. Aircraft sustained only minor damage to cowling. Landing gear fairing and horizontal stabilizer. Aircraft landed at salmon, Idaho (smn) without further incident. Density altitude and preflight planning are factors.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT HIT TREES NEAR A MOUNTAIN PASS. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO COWLING. LANDING GEAR FAIRING AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT SALMON, IDAHO (SMN) WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DENSITY ALTITUDE AND PREFLIGHT PLANNING ARE FACTORS.