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) While on an IFR flight from st. louis, IL. (Cps) to valentine, NE. (Vtn), cruising at 8000 feet, the pilot reported smoke in the cabin. After declaring an emergency to minneapolis center an uneventful landing was made at Norfolk, NE. (Ofk).
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE ON AN IFR FLIGHT FROM ST. LOUIS, IL. (CPS) TO VALENTINE, NE. (VTN), CRUISING AT 8000 FEET, THE PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY TO MINNEAPOLIS CENTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE AT NORFOLK, NE. (OFK).