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.
Airtran airways flight 658, a Boeing 717-200, N970AT, had just parked at gate C23 and began deplaning when it was sturck by a catering vehicle on the left trailing edge of the wing. No injuries were reported and the passengers were allowed to continue deplaning.
As the FAA filed it
AIRTRAN AIRWAYS FLIGHT 658, A BOEING 717-200, N970AT, HAD JUST PARKED AT GATE C23 AND BEGAN DEPLANING WHEN IT WAS STURCK BY A CATERING VEHICLE ON THE LEFT TRAILING EDGE OF THE WING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND THE PASSENGERS WERE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE DEPLANING.
Other reports on N970AT · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.