38.2542° N, 85.7594° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 2, 1980 · 08:00 local
Place
Louisville, KY
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
AKYA
Aircraft
N12AK
Reported as
Beech B99
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total2,100 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot smelled smoke in cockpit so he cut off all electrical power. Printed circuit board failed.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT SMELLED SMOKE IN COCKPIT SO HE CUT OFF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FAILED.