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.
The tri-pacer was on short final landing runway 17 and was struck from behind by a PA-28-R201 while on final approach to runway 17. The mid air collision ocurred approximately 1/16 of a mile from the approach end runway 17.
As the FAA filed it
THE TRI-PACER WAS ON SHORT FINAL LANDING RUNWAY 17 AND WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A PA-28-R201 WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17. THE MID AIR COLLISION OCURRED APPROXIMATELY 1/16 OF A MILE FROM THE APPROACH END RUNWAY 17.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.