36.1984° N, 95.8881° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at TULSA INTL (TUL), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 31, 1995 · 14:00 local
Place
Tulsa, OK
Airport
Tulsa International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N577RW
Reported as
Beech A100A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,950 total650 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot reported flashing and smoke coming from center pedestal during climb. An uneventful landing was accomplished after an emergency was declared. Investigation revealed a panel light had shorted as a result of a beverage spill. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT REPORTED FLASHING AND SMOKE COMING FROM CENTER PEDESTAL DURING CLIMB. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AFTER AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A PANEL LIGHT HAD SHORTED AS A RESULT OF A BEVERAGE SPILL. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.