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.
During cruise flight at 16K thick black smoke filled cockpit, diverted to cxy and landed safely. Cause of smoke was determined to be a portable GPS antenna lead shorted across windsheild heat terminal strip causing antenna lead to melt. No other damage to aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 16K THICK BLACK SMOKE FILLED COCKPIT, DIVERTED TO CXY AND LANDED SAFELY. CAUSE OF SMOKE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A PORTABLE GPS ANTENNA LEAD SHORTED ACROSS WINDSHEILD HEAT TERMINAL STRIP CAUSING ANTENNA LEAD TO MELT. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.