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 pilot was attempting to start the engine of the aircraft. A line person noticed there was smoke coming from the engine compartment and notified the pilot. The line person extinguished the fire using a dry chemical fire extinguisher.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE OF THE AIRCRAFT. A LINE PERSON NOTICED THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND NOTIFIED THE PILOT. THE LINE PERSON EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE USING A DRY CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
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Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.