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.
Left engine failed on climb to cruise. No restart. Found metal in oil. Indication of bevel gear tower shaft failure
As the FAA filed it
LEFT ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. NO RESTART. FOUND METAL IN OIL. INDICATION OF BEVEL GEAR TOWER SHAFT FAILURE
Other reports on N1218S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.