# Incident 19860617035279I: Beech E33C, Santa Ana, CA, June 17, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1986, 18:30 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1KY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1KY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E33C (registry code 1151432, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e33c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E33C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860617035279I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LIFTOFF,SMOKE WAS NOTED FROM BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL.RETURNED FOR LANDING. EXTINGUISHER USED. CAUSE UNKNOW.

## Other reports on N1KY (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19861230080269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861230080269I), Dec 30, 1986: Beech E33C (N1KY), San Diego, CA. Lost all electrical power at night. Found an airport beacon, alerted ATC by circling and made a safe landing.

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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