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: on 10-17-96 at 2138 MDT a fairchild sa 226-TC operated by big sky transportation co. experienced an unsafe right main landing gear indication. The aircraft was being operated in passenger service. VFR conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft did not experience any damage and no injuries were reported. The flight originated out of miles city, Montana. The aircraft diverted from scheduled destination and landed at Billings, Montana without further incident. Maintenance personnel determined a broken electrical wire caused an unsafe gear light.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 10-17-96 AT 2138 MDT A FAIRCHILD SA 226-TC OPERATED BY BIG SKY TRANSPORTATION CO. EXPERIENCED AN UNSAFE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED IN PASSENGER SERVICE. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED OUT OF MILES CITY, MONTANA. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED FROM SCHEDULED DESTINATION AND LANDED AT BILLINGS, MONTANA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETERMINED A BROKEN ELECTRICAL WIRE CAUSED AN UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT.