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.
Sparks and smoke from overhead aisle light on takeoff. Returned. Wiring had short circuited due to chaffing.
As the FAA filed it
SPARKS AND SMOKE FROM OVERHEAD AISLE LIGHT ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED. WIRING HAD SHORT CIRCUITED DUE TO CHAFFING.
Other reports on N487AA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.