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.
On 4/29/2011, N415EC an experimental homebuilt RV-10 piloted by Mr. David smith departed denton municipal airport (dto) at 1129 for gwinnett county airport (lzu). The aircraft climbed to 3000 feet and at 1135, the pilot reported the left hand door had departed from the aircraft. The aircraft was diverted to Aero Country (T31) in Mckinney where it landed without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON 4/29/2011, N415EC AN EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT RV-10 PILOTED BY MR. DAVID SMITH DEPARTED DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (DTO) AT 1129 FOR GWINNETT COUNTY AIRPORT (LZU). THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 3000 FEET AND AT 1135, THE PILOT REPORTED THE LEFT HAND DOOR HAD DEPARTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO AERO COUNTRY (T31) IN MCKINNEY WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.