# Incident 19800521053739I: Piper PA30, Tri-Cities, TN, May 21, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1980, 09:20 local time
- Place: Tri-Cities, TN
- Airport: Roanoke
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N8381Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8381Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 250 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/19800521053739I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT DIVERTED DUE TO SMOKE IN COCKPIT. FOUND #1 MASTER RADIO RELAY SHORT-CIRCUITED.

## Other reports on N8381Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20040928025659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040928025659I), Sep 28, 2004: Piper PA30 (N8381Y), Knox, IN, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landing gear up at Knox, Indiana airport. Investigation revealed that aircraft landing gear selector was in the intermediate position.

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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