# Accident 19860304007549A: Beech B90, Mount Pleasant, TN, March 4, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1986, 07:35 local time
- Place: Mount Pleasant, TN
- Airport: Maury Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FEKA
- Location: 35.6193° N, 87.0392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6193&lon=-87.0392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N861K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,268 total, 165 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860304007549A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE FILLED AIRCRAFT ON FINAL AFTER HEATER WAS SWITCHED OFF. HEATER HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR ADJUSTED PROPERLY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL86FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA085), Mar 4, 1986: Beech BE-90 (N861K), Mount Pleasant, TN, substantial damage

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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