# Incident 19890311018499I: Beech 95B55, West Palm Beach, FL, March 11, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1989, 13:27 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9417Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9417Q-2023-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890311018499I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING PILOT NOTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. NO FIRE. FOUND AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER.

## Other reports on N9417Q (3)

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

- [Incident 20201229020399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201229020399I), Dec 29, 2020: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N9417Q), Blountville, TN, Minor damage. Both left and right alternators stopped working while ascending to 8000'. Hand cranked gear more than 50 turns until it would not turn. Landed and gear…
- [Incident 19890629040519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890629040519I), Jun 29, 1989: Beech 95B55 (N9417Q), Wilmington, DE, Minor damage. Pilot taxing on grass area to park. Sent person to check area. Left wheel dropped in hole. Propeller struck ground.
- [Accident 19800330007819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800330007819A), Mar 30, 1980: Beech 95B55 (N9417Q), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. High sink rate began after level-off for landing. Airplane hit runway & porpoised before stopping.

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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