# Incident 19780328011389I: Cessna 337, East Alton, IL, March 28, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1978, 11:45 local time
- Place: East Alton, IL
- Airport: Civic Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8845° N, 90.1087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Alton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8845&lon=-90.1087&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4BU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 125 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780328011389I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE AND FUMES. BROKEN EXHAUST STACK BURNED INTO FIBERGLASS AIR DUCT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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