35.3859° N, 94.3985° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Smith, AR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 21, 1983 · 17:33 local
Place
Ft Smith, AR
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N19MC
Reported as
Cessna T337G
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total58 in this make and model40 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.
Lost both vors at cruise on top. Made ATC serveillance approach to fort Smith. Shorted capacitor blew VOR nav fuse.
As the FAA filed it
LOST BOTH VORS AT CRUISE ON TOP. MADE ATC SERVEILLANCE APPROACH TO FORT SMITH. SHORTED CAPACITOR BLEW VOR NAV FUSE.