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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310K · Atlanta, GA · April 2, 1991

Date: April 2, 1991 · 09:45 local
Place: Atlanta, GA
Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3845X
Reported as: Cessna 310K
Reported engine: Continental IO470V
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,300 total500 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days

N3845XRegistered now · Cessna 310KS/N 310K0245 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 310K Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Electrical smoke in cockpit. Small flames seen beneath co-pilots seat. Found a faulty voltage regulator.

As the FAA filed it

ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN COCKPIT. SMALL FLAMES SEEN BENEATH CO-PILOTS SEAT.FOUND A FAULTY VOLTAGE REGULATOR.