# Incident 19811118089899I: Gruman OV1A, Phoenix, AZ, November 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1981, 14:20 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Deer Valley
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4235Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4235Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman OV-1A (registry code 3951000, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-ov-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-55 SER TP (registry code 41554, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-55-ser-tp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN OV1A
- Reported engine: LYC T53*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 25 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/19811118089899I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT ON TEST FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING FOUND INSTRMENT PANEL WIRES HAD SHORTED ON LIGHTNING HOLE.

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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