28.5383° N, 81.3792° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 18, 1984 · 21:00 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Executive
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N47DC
Reported as
Israel 1123
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,500 total50 in this make and model30 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.
Fire in copilots audio panel. Was put out by wet towels. A light bulb had shorted causing the fire.
As the FAA filed it
FIRE IN COPILOTS AUDIO PANEL. WAS PUT OUT BY WET TOWELS. A LIGHT BULB HAD SHORTED CAUSING THE FIRE.