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 06/26/2016 at approximately 19:52H MDT, N29042, a Piper J3F-65 aircraft sustained substantial damage after settling in a wheat field approximately 10 miles east of the front range airport and flipping over forward, coming to rest upside down. According to the pilot, he being the only occupant onboard the aircraft, sustained minor injuries. The weather at the time was VMC.
As the FAA filed it
ON 06/26/2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 19:52H MDT, N29042, A PIPER J3F-65 AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER SETTLING IN A WHEAT FIELD APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES EAST OF THE FRONT RANGE AIRPORT AND FLIPPING OVER FORWARD, COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE BEING THE ONLY OCCUPANT ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.