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: during cruise operation of aircraft pilot noticed smoke under instrument panel. Elected to make emergency landing. Investigation revealed cigar lighter circuit had fuse removed from fuseholder and contact points came together inside fuseholder and resistor burned out.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DURING CRUISE OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER INSTRUMENT PANEL. ELECTED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED CIGAR LIGHTER CIRCUIT HAD FUSE REMOVED FROM FUSEHOLDER AND CONTACT POINTS CAME TOGETHER INSIDE FUSEHOLDER AND RESISTOR BURNED OUT.
Other reports on N53111 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.