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.
Clarksdale, MS: N46940, C172, struck a sand dune while landing on a Mississippi river sand bar as part of a recreational flight. The impact caused damage to the left wingtip and resulted in a propeller strike.
POB: 1
Injuries: none
Damage: extent unknown.
10/01/2021 1800Z
As the FAA filed it
CLARKSDALE, MS: N46940, C172, STRUCK A SAND DUNE WHILE LANDING ON A MISSISSIPPI RIVER SAND BAR AS PART OF A RECREATIONAL FLIGHT. THE IMPACT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGTIP AND RESULTED IN A PROPELLER STRIKE.