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.
N65317, Pilatus B4-P11, single seat glider piloted by privacy data omitted struck trees while attempting to land on runway 16 at K3B3 Sterling Airport aproximatly 1600 local on may 20, 2021. Pilot sustaind only minor scratches.
As the FAA filed it
N65317, PILATUS B4-P11, SINGLE SEAT GLIDER PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK TREES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 16 AT K3B3 STERLING AIRPORT APROXIMATLY 1600 LOCAL ON MAY 20, 2021. PILOT SUSTAIND ONLY MINOR SCRATCHES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.