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 Wednesday, January 13, 2016AT approximately 10:36 MST, Ercoupe N87405 was departing from runway 12. Flight control was lost, the aircraft's left wing contacted the ground, and the aircraft came to rest on its nose and left wing, off to the right side of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2016AT APPROXIMATELY 10:36 MST, ERCOUPE N87405 WAS DEPARTING FROM RUNWAY 12. FLIGHT CONTROL WAS LOST, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND, AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE AND LEFT WING, OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.