# Incident 19861127073039I: Cessna 172K, Albany, NY, November 27, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1986, 13:00 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany County
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79438, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79438-2018-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 60 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861127073039I

## Narrative

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

LANDED AFTER SMOKE IN COCKPIT. FOUND WIRE TO CIGARETTE LIGHTER SHORTED.

## Other reports on N79438 (2)

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

- [Accident 20140908017599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140908017599A), Sep 8, 2014: Cessna 172K (N79438), Selkirk, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. N79438 departed runway 19 at 4B0. During climbout engine power was lost. Aircraft struck a rail car located in a railway yard adjacent to the end of the…
- [Incident 19820706036879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820706036879I), Jul 6, 1982: Cessna 172K (N79438), Sehenectady, NY. Made an emergency landing due to loss of oil pressure and rough running engine. Broken oil pump gear in engine.

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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