# Incident 19960411010609I: Saab SF340A, Appleton, WI, April 11, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1996, 07:17 local time
- Place: Appleton, WI
- Airport: Outagamie County Airport
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REXA
- Location: 44.2798° N, 88.3883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Appleton, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2798&lon=-88.3883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N329PX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- People aboard: 20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960411010609I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER DEPARTING ATW FLIGHT #5737 WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES WEST OF ATW WHEN THE MASTER CAUTION AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT ALONG WITH A STRONG ODOR OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO ATW. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. MAINT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE #2 VIR 32, TAV RT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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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