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.
(-23) On take-0FF from Laredo, Texas crew observed smoke in the cockpit. They elected to return to Laredo, Texas. Ground crew found remote heading bug controller defective. Failed transformer.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON TAKE-0FF FROM LAREDO, TEXAS CREW OBSERVED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THEY ELECTED TO RETURN TO LAREDO, TEXAS. GROUND CREW FOUND REMOTE HEADING BUG CONTROLLER DEFECTIVE. FAILED TRANSFORMER.
Other reports on N207CA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.