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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Port Lavaca, TX · August 28, 1993

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Date
August 28, 1993 · 07:35 local
Place
Port Lavaca, TX
Airport
Calhoun County Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HJKA
Aircraft
N44AC
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,680 total332 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
N44ACRegistered now · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8052147 · Built 1980Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Smoke in cockpit. Divertd to Port Lavaca. Landed safely. Found shorted wire in wing strobe light system.

As the FAA filed it

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. DIVERTD TO PORT LAVACA. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND SHORTED WIRE IN WING STROBE LIGHT SYSTEM.

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