# Incident 19810223014469I: Beech 100BEECH, Binghamton, NY, February 23, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1981, 09:25 local time
- Place: Binghamton, NY
- Airport: Broome Co
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1013° N, 75.9094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Binghamton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1013&lon=-75.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 100BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,300 total, 6,000 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/19810223014469I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED. SUSPECT OIL LEAK IN LEFT ENGINE AND FUMES ENTERING BLEED AIR.

## Other reports on N22X (1)

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

- [Incident 19780308014259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780308014259I), Mar 8, 1978: Beech B100 (N22X), Binghamton, NY. Engine shut down due to an indication of oil pressure loss. The transducer was found to be faulty.

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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