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.
Fireboss amphibian airtractor firetanker was scooping water and hit wire after water pickup departure. Pilot reconized wire wrapped around wing and jettisoned load and landed at the nearest airport.
As the FAA filed it
FIREBOSS AMPHIBIAN AIRTRACTOR FIRETANKER WAS SCOOPING WATER AND HIT WIRE AFTER WATER PICKUP DEPARTURE. PILOT RECONIZED WIRE WRAPPED AROUND WING AND JETTISONED LOAD AND LANDED AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT.
Other reports on N1546H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.