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.
While traveling south to north the pilot could see the telephone pole but with the setting sun lost sight of the telephone line. Thinking he was high enough descended to make a pass over the field. The pilot misjudged his height the propeller and landing gear struck the telephone line cousing minor damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH TO NORTH THE PILOT COULD SEE THE TELEPHONE POLE BUT WITH THE SETTING SUN LOST SIGHT OF THE TELEPHONE LINE. THINKING HE WAS HIGH ENOUGH DESCENDED TO MAKE A PASS OVER THE FIELD. THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS HEIGHT THE PROPELLER AND LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE TELEPHONE LINE COUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
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Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.