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.
The aircraft departed le roy, AZ (4AZ9) enroute to casa grande, AZ to attend the copper state fly in. Enroute Mr. Tomasello planned to stop at San Manuel (E77) for fuel. During the landing flare, the control stick grip pulled off and the aircraft nosed over, contacting the runway. The aircraft came to rest on the nose and main landing gear.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LE ROY, AZ (4AZ9) ENROUTE TO CASA GRANDE, AZ TO ATTEND THE COPPER STATE FLY IN. ENROUTE MR. TOMASELLO PLANNED TO STOP AT SAN MANUEL (E77) FOR FUEL. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE CONTROL STICK GRIP PULLED OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, CONTACTING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE AND MAIN LANDING GEAR.