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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 65-80 · Chantilly, VA · August 7, 1979

Date
August 7, 1979 · 09:40 local
Place
Chantilly, VA
Airport
Dulles
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N99FA
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79IA066
Reported as
Beech 6580
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total400 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Smoke emitting from instrument panel. Regulator and alternators failed.

As the FAA filed it

SMOKE EMITTING FROM INSTRUMENT PANEL. REGULATOR AND ALTERNATORS FAILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N99FA · 1

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