# Incident 19800123016659I: Cessna 402C, Kinston, NC, January 23, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1980, 09:30 local time
- Place: Kinston, NC
- Airport: Eastern Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SBDA
- Location: 35.2751° N, 77.5934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kinston, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2751&lon=-77.5934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2749D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 500 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/19800123016659I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE AND ELECTRICAL FIRE ODOR ENTERED COCKPIT THROUGH VENTILATING OUTLETS. CABIN HEATER SWITCHES HAD FAILED.

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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