# Incident 19960512018949I: Cessna 172P, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, May 12, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1996, 15:55 local time
- Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53111, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53111-2003-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960512018949I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING CRUISE OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER INSTRUMENT PANEL. ELECTED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED CIGAR LIGHTER CIRCUIT HAD FUSE REMOVED FROM FUSEHOLDER AND CONTACT POINTS CAME TOGETHER INSIDE FUSEHOLDER AND RESISTOR BURNED OUT.

## Other reports on N53111 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860316028019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860316028019I), Mar 16, 1986: Cessna 172P (N53111), West Bloomfield, MI. Pilot made low passes over a subdivision near a lake. N number observed by witness on the ground.

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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