# Incident 19961213041979I: Cessna 172RG, Clarksburg, WV, December 13, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1996, 18:00 local time
- Place: Clarksburg, WV
- Airport: Benedum
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2703° N, 80.3618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2703&lon=-80.3618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4857V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4857V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 566 total, 71 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961213041979I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE BEHIND PANEL AT CRUISE. PULLED BREAKER. LESS SMOKE. FOUND FAILED ALTERNATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER.

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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