# Incident 19790322011489I: Beech 99, South Bend, IN, March 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1979, 18:31 local time
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Airport: Michiana
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N410SA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 4,000 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/19790322011489I

## Narrative

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

ON DESCENT TO LANDING SMOKE DEVELOPED IN COCKPIT DUE TO SHORT IN WIRING TO BULB ON INSTRUMENT PANEL.

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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