# Incident 19901205057229I: Cessna 172P, Sylacauga, AL, December 5, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1990, 20:30 local time
- Place: Sylacauga, AL
- Airport: Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1718° N, 86.3055° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERKEL FLD SYLACAUGA MUNI (SCD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1718&lon=-86.3055&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5282K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5282K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901205057229I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE FROM CABIN LIGHTNING CONTROL RHEOSTAT AFTER DEPARTURE. ELECTED TO LAND AT SYLACAUGA AIRPORT.

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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