# Incident 19790328011799I: Aerosp 262ANORD, Groton, CT, March 28, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1979, 15:47 local time
- Place: Groton, CT
- Airport: Trumbull
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RAN
- Location: 41.3249° N, 72.0669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Groton, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3249&lon=-72.0669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26215 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP 262ANORD
- People aboard: 121
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19790328011799I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT RETURNED DUE TO ELECTRICAL SMOKE. FOUND TO BE FROM C-14 COMPASS

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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