# Incident 19890119009139I: Beech 100BEECH, South Bend, IN, January 19, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1989, 20:52 local time
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Airport: Michiana Regional
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PRIA
- 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: N925K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N925K-1991-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 100 (registry code 1152916, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 100BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,677 total, 784 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890119009139I

## Narrative

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

SPARKS FROM LEFT NACELLE. FUMES IN COCKPIT. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. ELECTRICAL SHORT IN BOOT ASSEMBLY P/N 50-389028.

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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