FAA incident report · Doug DC871 · Boston, MA · May 14, 1980
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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine failure resuled in numerous punctures in skin. Fire started due to ruptured fuel tank.
ENGINE FAILURE RESULED IN NUMEROUS PUNCTURES IN SKIN. FIRE STARTED DUE TO RUPTURED FUEL TANK.