# Incident 19970223010409I: Beech 200BEECH, Lincoln, NE, February 23, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1997, 13:40 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Lincoln Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8509° N, 96.7591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINCOLN (LNK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8509&lon=-96.7591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N561SS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N561SS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A series (registry code 61508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,500 total, 6,200 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970223010409I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 23, 1997, APPROXIMATELY 1340 CST, A BEECHCRAFT KING AIR N561SS REGISTERED TO GENERAL MANUFACTURED HOUSING, INC., OF WAYCROSS, GEORGIA AND PILOTED BY JAMES CAZEL, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT LINCOLN, NE. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER. MR. CAZEL SAID HE HAD DEPARTED BOZMAN FOR KANSAS CITY, MO ON A BUSINESS TRIP AND HAD BEEN AT FLIGHT LEVEL 180 WHEN HE SMELLED SMOKE, NOTIFIED ATC, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT LINCOLN, NE WITHOUT INCIDENT . FRONT VENT CABIN FAN MOTOR WAS CAUSING SMOKE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N561SS (3)

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

- [Incident 20181008016759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181008016759I), Oct 8, 2018: Beech 200 (N561SS), Burlington, WA, Minor damage. On the approach to runway 11 at kbvs, the pilot extended the landing gear prior to landing and noticed the nose gear down and lock indicator light was not…
- [Incident 20051206032679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051206032679I), Dec 6, 2005: Beech 200BEECH (N561SS), Knoxville, TN, Minor damage. (-23) Upon approach to Knoxville, TN the Beechcraft 200, operating under FAR 135, landing gear indicator (lights) indicated that landing gear was not locked in…
- [Incident 20001016017449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001016017449I), Oct 16, 2000: Beech 200BEECH (N561SS), Johnstown, PA. (-23)On October 16, 2000, a Beech 200-200, us registration N561SS, made a precautionary landing on runway 15 at the Johnstown airport, Johnstown, PA., after a…

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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