37.6922° N, 97.3375° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 18, 1990 · 21:05 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ZJWA
Aircraft
N324MA
Reported as
Gulstm 500B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Electrical type smoke in cockpit after departure. Returned. Checking wiring for damage.
As the FAA filed it
ELECTRICAL TYPE SMOKE IN COCKPIT AFTER DEPARTURE. RETURNED. CHECKING WIRING FOR DAMAGE.