28.5383° N, 81.3792° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 27, 1985 · 19:40 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N666AJ
Reported as
Cessna 551
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
24,000 total15 in this make and model126 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.
Battery overheat light came on. Temperature continued to rise. Safe landing. Internal shorting of battery.
As the FAA filed it
BATTERY OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON. TEMPERATURE CONTINUED TO RISE. SAFE LANDING. INTERNAL SHORTING OF BATTERY.