# Incident 19850403019389I: Beech 65A90, Memphis, TN, April 3, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1985, 08:30 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: 31CP8 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850403019389I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RETURNED DUE TO SMOKE IN COCKPIT. FOUND BURNED WIRE BUNDLES BEHIND PILOT PANEL. IMPROPER COPPER SPLICE ON CABLE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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