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.
Enroute from 68S to jac. Ten miles south of 68S, pilot reported fire and requested immediate return to 68S. Pilot later reported fire out and did not require assistance.
Smoke in cockpit was later identified as from short in windshield heat wiring.
As the FAA filed it
ENROUTE FROM 68S TO JAC. TEN MILES SOUTH OF 68S, PILOT REPORTED FIRE AND REQUESTED IMMEDIATE RETURN TO 68S. PILOT LATER REPORTED FIRE OUT AND DID NOT REQUIRE ASSISTANCE.
SMOKE IN COCKPIT WAS LATER IDENTIFIED AS FROM SHORT IN WINDSHIELD HEAT WIRING.
Other reports on N5690C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.