# Incident 19861229084839I: Beech 99, Portland, ME, December 29, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1986, 09:25 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Pwm
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BHAA
- Location: 43.6332° N, 70.1853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6332&lon=-70.1853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N219BH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- People aboard: 14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 50 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861229084839I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT DURING CLIMB. SAFE LANDING. FOUND SURFACE DEICE SWITCH SHORTED TO WINDSHIELD HEAT SWITCH.

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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