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.
After annual inspection was signed off and immediately after takeoff at Riverside Municipal (ral), CA., it was observed that N8695M had smoke coming out of the engine compartment. The aircraft returned to ral and landed on rwy 34 without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS SIGNED OFF AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF AT RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL (RAL), CA., IT WAS OBSERVED THAT N8695M HAD SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO RAL AND LANDED ON RWY 34 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.