36.1402° N, 120.3520° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Coalinga, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 30, 1984 · 19:00 local
Place
Coalinga, CA
Airport
Reid Hillview
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
459OU
Reported as
Cessna TU206G
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520M
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
395 total5 in this make and model50 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.
Smoke in cockpit during cruise. Pilot turned electrical off and smoke disappeared. Could not find cause.
As the FAA filed it
SMOKE IN COCKPIT DURING CRUISE. PILOT TURNED ELECTRICAL OFF AND SMOKE DISAPPEARED. COULD NOT FIND CAUSE.