# Incident 19960814027739I: Curtis C46FCURTIS, Fairbanks, AK, August 14, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1996, 19:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Part 125 operator
- Operator: EVAB
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1822M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1822M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright C-46F (registry code 2622608, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS C46FCURTIS
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 291 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960814027739I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: APPROX. TWO MINUTES FOLLOWING TAKE OFF SMOKE FILLED THE AIRCRAFT CABIN AND COCKPIT. THE CREW DONNED SMOKE MASKS, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND RETURNED WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE THIRD CREWMAN, WHO WAS DEADHEADING TO KENAI, AK INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THE AIRCRAFT CARGO WENCH BATTERY CABLE HAD SHORTED TO THE BATTERY BOX AND CAUSED THE SMOKE. HE WAS ABLE TO SECURE THE CABLE AWAY FROM THE BOX AND STOPPED THE SMOKE BEFORE LANDING. FOLLOWING LANDING, THE WENCH POWER SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND SECURED. A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT WAS GENERATED. THE COMPANY PLANS TO REMOVE THE WENCH SYSTEM WHEN TIME IS AVAILABLE AS IT IS NO LONGER USED.

## Other reports on N1822M (2)

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

- [Accident 20001005041749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001005041749A), Oct 5, 2000: Curtis C46FCURTIS (N1822M), Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Everts air fuel landed without incident at Port Alsworth at 1430 ast n a C-46, N1822M. In the process of turning around after landing, the right wing tip…
- [Accident 19830521025299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830521025299A), May 21, 1983: Curtis C46FAIRLIFT (N1822M), King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. Blew a cylinder on left engine. Used fire bottle. Fire melted hydraulic line. Gear up landing. No hydraulic fluid.

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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