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 Bar Harbor airport Maine for trenton new jersey. Engine running rough, return to Bar Harbor airport without incident. Mechanic check magnetos, magneto cleaned and gap. Engine run-up good. Pilot resumed flight.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BAR HARBOR AIRPORT MAINE FOR TRENTON NEW JERSEY. ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH, RETURN TO BAR HARBOR AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MECHANIC CHECK MAGNETOS, MAGNETO CLEANED AND GAP. ENGINE RUN-UP GOOD. PILOT RESUMED FLIGHT.