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 nov. 12, 1997 at 18:30 CST, a BE35-E35, N3495B made a partial gear up landing at Mobile (bfm) after experiencing a complete electrical system failure. The aircraft received minor damage. The electrical failure was traced to a defective voltage regulator.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON NOV. 12, 1997 AT 18:30 CST, A BE35-E35, N3495B MADE A PARTIAL GEAR UP LANDING AT MOBILE (BFM) AFTER EXPERIENCING A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE WAS TRACED TO A DEFECTIVE VOLTAGE REGULATOR.