Could it be a matter of semantics. For instance, when I do a search of N34908, I come up with an accident in which poor piloting skills ran the plane into a ditch. An event that they called "minor" damage. FAA records show a 337 for the major repair work done (which was the left wing). This surprised me since dropping into a ditch would seem to imply perhaps a prop strike or nose gear damage too. In fact the plane sports a later model nose skirt with no log entry. In 1985 an event occurred resulting in engine teardown and inspection, but there is no record of the event with NTSB, so possibly a tow bar, another ditch etc, that was not reported.
I am confused as to when the NTSB gets involved and when the plane is just fixed without any accident reporting. Plus the definitions of Major/Minor repairs is quite subjective. To me messing up a wing requiring replacement of skins and stringers is at least moderate. Not so says NTSB with a minor score.
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