# Incident 19900604031229I: Cessna U206F, Carlsbad, CA, June 4, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1990, 20:30 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Mcclellan-Palomar
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1283° N, 117.2801° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MC CLELLAN-PALOMAR (CRQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1283&lon=-117.2801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N902CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N902CT-2002-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 40 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900604031229I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE FROM BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL. TURNED OFF ELECTRICAL POWER. LANDED. WIRE SHORTED WHEN LAMP CAME LOOSE.

## Other reports on N902CT (2)

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

- [Accident 19991031047699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991031047699A), Oct 31, 1999: Cessna U206F (N902CT), Challis, ID, Substantial damage, 4 fatal. (.4) A witness observed the aircraft approach the airstrip from the west, for landing to the east. While on final approach, power fluctuations were heard. The…
- [Incident 19881223066609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881223066609I), Dec 23, 1988: Cessna U206F (N902CT), Burbank, CA, Minor damage. Taxiing for takeoff the left main wheel separated from the aircraft.

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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