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.
After rotation, as aircraft was climbing the canopy opened. Pilot made an emergency landing on the same runway as just departed. At least one of the landing gear collapsed and aircraft caught fire on the ground. Aircraft was destroyed in fire.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER ROTATION, AS AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING THE CANOPY OPENED. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE SAME RUNWAY AS JUST DEPARTED. AT LEAST ONE OF THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE ON THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.