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.
Man on nonsmoking flight insisted on smoking. Smoked and may have damaged detector in lavatory. Arrested at ord.
As the FAA filed it
MAN ON NONSMOKING FLIGHT INSISTED ON SMOKING. SMOKED AND MAY HAVE DAMAGED DETECTOR IN LAVATORY. ARRESTED AT ORD.
Other reports on N7639U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.