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.
Engine fire on climbout. Dropped banner and landed. Put out fire with sand. Cracked muffler and exhaust caused fire
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FIRE ON CLIMBOUT. DROPPED BANNER AND LANDED. PUT OUT FIRE WITH SAND. CRACKED MUFFLER AND EXHAUST CAUSED FIRE
Other reports on N6979X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.