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) During descent into (las), passenger was smoking in right hand aft lavatory. To hide the fact that he was smoking he ignited the air freshener in the right hand aft lavatory. The fire was extinguished by one the flight attendants. An emergency was declared by the captain. The aircraft landed without further incident. Individual was detained by local police who turned him over to the fbi.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING DESCENT INTO (LAS), PASSENGER WAS SMOKING IN RIGHT HAND AFT LAVATORY. TO HIDE THE FACT THAT HE WAS SMOKING HE IGNITED THE AIR FRESHENER IN THE RIGHT HAND AFT LAVATORY. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY ONE THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE CAPTAIN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INDIVIDUAL WAS DETAINED BY LOCAL POLICE WHO TURNED HIM OVER TO THE FBI.
Other reports on N626AA · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.