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.
Pilot of Cessna 402B, N1048, began taxing from fright ramp and became blinded by the sun. Subsequently, impacting a parked SA227AT. The right engine on the Cessna was damaged as was the nose cone on the SA227AT.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT OF CESSNA 402B, N1048, BEGAN TAXING FROM FRIGHT RAMP AND BECAME BLINDED BY THE SUN. SUBSEQUENTLY, IMPACTING A PARKED SA227AT. THE RIGHT ENGINE ON THE CESSNA WAS DAMAGED AS WAS THE NOSE CONE ON THE SA227AT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.