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.
Windshield heating element caught fire on aircraft at 38,000 feet. The pilot declared an emergency and landed safely at mccarran airport (klas). The fire was put out by the use of a fire extinguisher after the aircraft had stopped.
As the FAA filed it
WINDSHIELD HEATING ELEMENT CAUGHT FIRE ON AIRCRAFT AT 38,000 FEET. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY AT MCCARRAN AIRPORT (KLAS). THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE USE OF A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAD STOPPED.