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.
0N 08/21/2020 an incident was reported that a magni gyrocopter M16, N225MG, serial number 16116854 was involved in a incident in New Madrid, Missouri. The incident occurred on 08/20/2020 resulting in minor damage. The pilot lost control after takeoff and during rotation. The pilot stated that density altitude was a factor. He said that during rotation ground effect caused the incident.
As the FAA filed it
0N 08/21/2020 AN INCIDENT WAS REPORTED THAT A MAGNI GYROCOPTER M16, N225MG, SERIAL NUMBER 16116854 WAS INVOLVED IN A INCIDENT IN NEW MADRID, MISSOURI. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 08/20/2020 RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AFTER TAKEOFF AND DURING ROTATION. THE PILOT STATED THAT DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS A FACTOR. HE SAID THAT DURING ROTATION GROUND EFFECT CAUSED THE INCIDENT.