# Incident 19921218055529I: Beech V35TC, Grand Junction, CO, December 18, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1992, 14:54 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Walker Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0639° N, 108.5506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0639&lon=-108.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7946M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7946M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35TC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 571 total, 214 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921218055529I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. DECLARED EMERGENCY. RETURNED. FOUND A RUBBER HOSE HAD CAUGHT FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

## Other reports on N7946M (2)

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

- [Incident 19991021045299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991021045299I), Oct 21, 1999: Beech V35 (N7946M), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23)Discussed with pilot and he stated that he forgot to put the gear down. [privacy data omitted]
- [Incident 19780404008029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780404008029I), Apr 4, 1978: Beech V35 (N7946M), Cedar City, UT. Pilot dislocated shoulder in flght. Uneventful landing made.

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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