# Incident 19890816051849I: Lear 35A, Alexandria, LA, August 16, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1989, 22:00 local time
- Place: Alexandria, LA
- Airport: Esler Regional
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PRIA
- Location: 31.3949° N, 92.2958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESLER RGNL (ESF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3949&lon=-92.2958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N158NE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35A
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,100 total, 160 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890816051849I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN CABIN. DEPLOYED MASKS AND LANDED. FOUND SHORTED COCKPIT VENTILATION BLOWER MOTOR.

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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