# Incident 19780504031839I: Beech 99, White Plains, NY, May 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1978, 18:52 local time
- Place: White Plains, NY
- Airport: Westchester
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.0670° N, 73.7076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WESTCHESTER COUNTY (HPN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0670&lon=-73.7076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N788C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N788C-1981-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 3,000 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/19780504031839I

## Narrative

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

EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER NOTICING SMOKE IN COCKPIT. FOUND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD TO BE THE PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N788C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800124017429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800124017429I), Jan 24, 1980: Beech 99 (N788C), Avoca, PA, Minor damage. Baggage being unloaded with one engine running. One bag, on rollers, rolled into the turning prop.

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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