# Incident 19871026072729I: Emb EMB120, Teterboro, NJ, October 26, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1987, 17:00 local time
- Place: Teterboro, NJ
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8546° N, 74.0596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Teterboro, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8546&lon=-74.0596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N516P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871026072729I

## Narrative

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

DURING SMOKE TESTING IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT, THE INTERNAL DOOR WAS OPENED, FILLING THE COCKPIT WITH SMOKE.

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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