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 January 29th,2014 at Butts Army air base in Colorado springs , CO. Diamond DA-20 aircraft registration number N959DA departed on runway 13. Aircraft impacted ground left of runway 13. Aircraft sustained substantial damage and flight crew received minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 29TH,2014 AT BUTTS ARMY AIR BASE IN COLORADO SPRINGS , CO. DIAMOND DA-20 AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N959DA DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 13. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND LEFT OF RUNWAY 13. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.