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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 1900C · Omaha, NE · July 17, 1996

Date: July 17, 1996 · 09:22 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: AMWA
Aircraft: N143AM
Reported as: Beech 1900C
People aboard: 21
Fatal injuries: 0

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: N143AM, BE-1900C, being operated as flight 5653 from Omaha, NE to Kansas city, MO developed smoke in the cockpit after departure. The aircraft returned to Omaha, NE. They could not duplicate the problem. Investigation disclosed the left landing light switch was inoperative. The item was deferred per MEL 33-3. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: N143AM, BE-1900C, BEING OPERATED AS FLIGHT 5653 FROM OMAHA, NE TO KANSAS CITY, MO DEVELOPED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AFTER DEPARTURE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO OMAHA, NE. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THE LEFT LANDING LIGHT SWITCH WAS INOPERATIVE. THE ITEM WAS DEFERRED PER MEL 33-3. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.