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.
The preflight was completed with no obvious problems found using the aircraft POH checklist. During climb out, at approx. 800? Bright orange flames were noticed of coming from the aft part of the cowling vent on the top right of the engine. An emergency was declared and an uneventful landing made at the Long Beach airport.
As the FAA filed it
THE PREFLIGHT WAS COMPLETED WITH NO OBVIOUS PROBLEMS FOUND USING THE AIRCRAFT POH CHECKLIST. DURING CLIMB OUT, AT APPROX. 800? BRIGHT ORANGE FLAMES WERE NOTICED OF COMING FROM THE AFT PART OF THE COWLING VENT ON THE TOP RIGHT OF THE ENGINE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING MADE AT THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT.