# Incident 19860913046459I: Mtsbsi MU2B35, Valentine, NE, September 13, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1986, 19:10 local time
- Place: Valentine, NE
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.8739° N, 100.5470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valentine, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8739&lon=-100.5470&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96JP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96JP-1994-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 (registry code 5780411, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B35
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 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/19860913046459I

## Narrative

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

AIR RECYCLING MACHINE FAILED CAUSING SMOKE IN CABIN. PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

## Other reports on N96JP (2)

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

- [Accident 19930406007999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930406007999A), Apr 6, 1993: Mtsbsi MU2B35 (N96JP), Casper, WY, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Descended below glide slope interception altitude. Struck top ridgeline and broke up. Had minimal recent IFR time.
- [Incident 19860321014479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860321014479I), Mar 21, 1986: Mtsbsi MU2B35 (N96JP), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. Both nose tires blew out following vibration on rollout. Nose gear torque arm was improperly connected after tow.

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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