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.
N12679 was cleared for takeoff rwy 27R.... As N12679 was moving towards the runway he struck the wing of another Cessna 172 that was holding short of the runway. No injuries. There was only paint scratches with no other damage to either aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
N12679 WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF RWY 27R.... AS N12679 WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE RUNWAY HE STRUCK THE WING OF ANOTHER CESSNA 172 THAT WAS HOLDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES. THERE WAS ONLY PAINT SCRATCHES WITH NO OTHER DAMAGE TO EITHER AIRCRAFT.
Other reports on N12679 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.