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.
Student pilot started the aircraft and possibly left the throttle in the "forward" position causing the aircraft to accelerate out of control striking a fixed pole. Damage to the aircraft consisted of the engine, prop and spinner assembly, and some fairings.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT STARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND POSSIBLY LEFT THE THROTTLE IN THE "FORWARD" POSITION CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL STRIKING A FIXED POLE. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF THE ENGINE, PROP AND SPINNER ASSEMBLY, AND SOME FAIRINGS.
Other reports on N5609S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.