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.
Narrative: five minutes after takeoff from the New Orleans airport (msy), at 3,000 feet above ground level, the "baggage smoke detector" light illuminated. The aircraft was landed at a nearby base of petroleum helicopters, inc. no evidence of a fire was detected. Maintenance found a loose connection inside the smoke detector, tightened it, and returned the aircraft to service.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: FIVE MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE NEW ORLEANS AIRPORT (MSY), AT 3,000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE "BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTOR" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED AT A NEARBY BASE OF PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS, INC. NO EVIDENCE OF A FIRE WAS DETECTED. MAINTENANCE FOUND A LOOSE CONNECTION INSIDE THE SMOKE DETECTOR, TIGHTENED IT, AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
Other reports on N1545K · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.