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Incident

FAA incident report · Enstrm F-28C · Boston, MA · April 26, 1983

Date: April 26, 1983 · 08:00 local
Place: Boston, MA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N51699
Reported as: Enstrm F28C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N51699Registered now · Enstrom F-28CS/N 416 · Built 1977 Airframe modelEnstrom F-28C Engine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Saw smoke coming from instrument console. Shut off electrical power. Found a nose landing light wire shorted.

As the FAA filed it

SAW SMOKE COMING FROM INSTRUMENT CONSOLE. SHUT OFF ELECTRICAL POWER. FOUND A NOSE LANDING LIGHT WIRE SHORTED.

Other reports on N51699 · 2

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

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