# Incident 19820106005289I: Cessna 337D, Islip, NY, January 6, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1982, 11:40 local time
- Place: Islip, NY
- Airport: Islip-Macarthur
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7303° N, 73.2161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Islip, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7303&lon=-73.2161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37KC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37KC-2020-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337D (registry code 2075717, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337D
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,328 total, 507 in this make and model, 273 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820106005289I

## Narrative

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

FIRE, SMOKE IN CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL ON ILS APPROACH. SHUT OFF ELECTRICAL, USED FIRE BOTTLE. IMPROPER INSTALLATION.

## Other reports on N37KC (2)

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

- [Incident 19891026056609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891026056609I), Oct 26, 1989: Cessna 337D (N37KC), Islip, NY, Minor damage. Unable to lower main gear. Flew to maintenance facility and landed gear up. Hydraulic line in nose wheel had broken
- [Incident 19790530028419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790530028419I), May 30, 1979: Cessna 337 (N37KC), Windsor Locks, CT. Pilot landed due to smoke in cockpit, found loose electrical terminals.

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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