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.
On a VFR flight at approximately 1900Z (3:00 pm) 21NM nw of cha, the pilot reported smoke and fire in cockpit. He declared an emergency and returned to 1A0, reporting no visibility due to smoke. He and the single passenger opened the side windows and the smoke cleared and the fire went out. The pilot landed at 1A0, without incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON A VFR FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 1900Z (3:00 PM) 21NM NW OF CHA, THE PILOT REPORTED SMOKE AND FIRE IN COCKPIT. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO 1A0, REPORTING NO VISIBILITY DUE TO SMOKE. HE AND THE SINGLE PASSENGER OPENED THE SIDE WINDOWS AND THE SMOKE CLEARED AND THE FIRE WENT OUT. THE PILOT LANDED AT 1A0, WITHOUT INCIDENT.