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.
Paul m. HARDIN3500 jumps / level daff instructorskydive oregonprecision aerodynamics xaos 98RESERVE pack date 05-01-2010FATAL
As the FAA filed it
PAUL M. HARDIN3500 JUMPS / LEVEL DAFF INSTRUCTORSKYDIVE OREGONPRECISION AERODYNAMICS XAOS 98RESERVE PACK DATE 05-01-2010FATAL