# Incident 19790810030119I: Cessna 337, Westfield, MA, August 10, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1979, 09:20 local time
- Place: Westfield, MA
- Airport: Barnes Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.1251° N, 72.7495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1251&lon=-72.7495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25435, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25435-2009-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 800 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/19790810030119I

## Narrative

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

ODOR OF SMOKE AND SMELL OF BURNING INSULATION IN COCKPIT.AFTER LANDING FOUND ODOR FROM NR 1 COMM RADIO.

## Other reports on N25435 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780318006299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780318006299A), Mar 18, 1978: Cessna 152 (N25435), Alta, WY, Substantial damage

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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