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 April 7, 2013, at approximately 1730 eastern standard time, N3969J was being showed by the owner to a prospective buyer. Due to a weak battery a hand prop was performed. The aircraft engine started and then the aircraft taxied out of control, the propeller blades striking a hangar.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 7, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, N3969J WAS BEING SHOWED BY THE OWNER TO A PROSPECTIVE BUYER. DUE TO A WEAK BATTERY A HAND PROP WAS PERFORMED. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED OUT OF CONTROL, THE PROPELLER BLADES STRIKING A HANGAR.