# Incident 19880510056099I: Beech E55, South Bend, IN, May 10, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1988, 09:40 local time
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Airport: Michiana Regional
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BMOA
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4131S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880510056099I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. FOUND AN INSTRUMENT LIGHT WIRE HAD OVERHEATED.

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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