# Incident 19961012035419I: Beech K35, Decatur, IL, October 12, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1996, 13:24 local time
- Place: Decatur, IL
- Airport: Decatur
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8346° N, 88.8657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DECATUR (DEC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8346&lon=-88.8657&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6090E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6090E-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 350 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961012035419I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT DEPARTED CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS (MDH) WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF ASHWORTH RLA (9LL4), WHICH IS 25 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS. IN THE VICINITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS SMOKE ENTERED THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT CALLED DECATUR ATCT TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 18. AFTER LANDING, AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED TWO (2) FUEL QUANTITY INDICATORS HAD BURNED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N6090E (3)

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

- [Incident 20140901016749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140901016749I), Sep 1, 2014: Beech K35 (N6090E), Novato, CA, Substantial damage. Approach to nvo rwy 31. Sky clear, light winds from the north. On downwind, gear horn sounded and observed no green gear indication - cycled gear, no help.…
- [Incident 19870321018029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870321018029I), Mar 21, 1987: Beech K35 (N6090E), Urbana, IL, Minor damage. Failed to check gear position after selecting down. Landed gear up. Circuit breaker popped, gear horn inoperative.
- [Incident 19810412025909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810412025909I), Apr 12, 1981: Beech K35 (N6090E), Urbana, IL, Minor damage. Aircraft landed gear up.

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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