# Incident 19950306009349I: Beech 1900C, Watertown, NY, March 6, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1995, 11:45 local time
- Place: Watertown, NY
- Airport: Watertown New York International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MASA
- Location: 43.9733° N, 75.9100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watertown, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9733&lon=-75.9100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1568G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1568G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900C (registry code 1154161, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900C
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950306009349I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FORM ART, PILOT SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND THE YAW DAMPER CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ART WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED AFTER CLEARING RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO CONTRACT MAINTENANCE HANGAR. PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO YAW DAMPER COMPUTER. CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS SECURED AND ITEM WAS MEL'D. YAW DAMPER COMPUTER WAS REPLACED BY MESA MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUR DAYS LATER, AND AIRCRAFT MEL WAS CLEARED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N1568G (1)

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

- [Incident 19941212044979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941212044979I), Dec 12, 1994: Beech 1900C (N1568G), Latrobe, PA, Minor damage. Reported fire on landing. SIC panel lights had shorted out. Black smoke burned eyes and lungs. Aircraft evacuated.

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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