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.
Pilot was unfamiliar with airport was taxiing out and powered up on the second turn believing he was on runway 18. By the time he realized he was not on runway he crossed over runway into soft dirt and aircraft came to rest 142 feet east of runway upside down.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH AIRPORT WAS TAXIING OUT AND POWERED UP ON THE SECOND TURN BELIEVING HE WAS ON RUNWAY 18. BY THE TIME HE REALIZED HE WAS NOT ON RUNWAY HE CROSSED OVER RUNWAY INTO SOFT DIRT AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 142 FEET EAST OF RUNWAY UPSIDE DOWN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.