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.
On October 29, 2025 at 1730 a Piper PA-24 registered to privacy data omitted was involved in an incident in climbout during a personal flight. VMC conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft suffered minor damage, and the pilot was not injured. The pilot holds a commercial certificate. The flight originated at Belle Fourche, SD (efc) on October 29, 2025 at about 1725.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 29, 2025 AT 1730 A PIPER PA-24 REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT IN CLIMBOUT DURING A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BELLE FOURCHE, SD (EFC) ON OCTOBER 29, 2025 AT ABOUT 1725.