19900210014379I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C-99 · Portland, OR · February 10, 1990

Date: February 10, 1990 · 18:46 local
Place: Portland, OR
Airport: Portland International
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: JIKA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N63978
Reported as: Beech C99
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N63978Registered now · Beech C-99S/N U-171 · Built 1981 Airframe modelBeech C-99 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Sparks from under instrument panel. Returned. Found shorted wire to pilots windshield heat.

As the FAA filed it

SPARKS FROM UNDER INSTRUMENT PANEL. RETURNED. FOUND SHORTED WIRE TO PILOTS WINDSHIELD HEAT.

Other reports on N63978 · 4

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

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