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 climbout at about 4,000 feet, 10 miles east of abi, the alternator control unit failed which caused smoke in the cockpit, but no fire. The pilot returned to abi and landed without incident.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DURING CLIMBOUT AT ABOUT 4,000 FEET, 10 MILES EAST OF ABI, THE ALTERNATOR CONTROL UNIT FAILED WHICH CAUSED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, BUT NO FIRE. THE PILOT RETURNED TO ABI AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Other reports on N9469B · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.