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.
Aircraft departed waukegan, kugn southbound VFR to Florida. Ten minutes after departure at 1700 ft. over lake Michigan the pilot turned on the strobe lights. He stated he then felt the aircraft sutter and noticed that the left winglet was on fire, from the trailing edge. Pilot declared an emergency and landed at gyy without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WAUKEGAN, KUGN SOUTHBOUND VFR TO FLORIDA. TEN MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE AT 1700 FT. OVER LAKE MICHIGAN THE PILOT TURNED ON THE STROBE LIGHTS. HE STATED HE THEN FELT THE AIRCRAFT SUTTER AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT WINGLET WAS ON FIRE, FROM THE TRAILING EDGE. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT GYY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.