# Incident 19970417011559I: Beech 200BEECH, Charlottesville, VA, April 17, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1997, 22:00 local time
- Place: Charlottesville, VA
- Airport: Charlottesville-Albemarle
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BAQA
- Location: 38.1396° N, 78.4523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE (CHO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1396&lon=-78.4523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90806, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90806-2004-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-41 (registry code 61541, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-41) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,350 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970417011559I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON THURSDAY, APRIL 17, AT APPROXIMATELY 22:00, LOCAL TIME, PILOT STATED HE WAS INBOUND DESCENDING TO CHO. THE WEATHER WAS IMC AND ALL ANTI-ICING EQUIPMENT WAS ON. AT 5,500' MSL, THEY ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE. AT THIS POINT, ELECTRICAL ARCING BEGAN INSIDE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS WAS VISIBLE IN THE GAP BETWEEN THE WINDSCREEN AND THE GLARESHIELD. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, FLAMES BECAME VISIBLE. WE CONTINUED DESCENT TO VMC CONDITIONS AND DOWN LOADED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE FIRE WENT OUT AND WE LANDED VISUALLY. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT COMPLETES THIS INVESTIGATION.

## Other reports on N90806 (3)

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

- [Incident 20000830029919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000830029919I), Aug 30, 2000: Beech 200BEECH (N90806), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23)The aircraft was taxied with a tow bar attached. The crew ceased taxing after becoming aware of the attached tow bar. There was no damage found to the…
- [Incident 19830707035349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830707035349I), Jul 7, 1983: Beech 200BEECH (N90806), Bowling Green, KY. Rear window on left side cracked. Did not loose pressure. Descended to a lower altitude. Continued to destination.
- [Incident 19821220065799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821220065799I), Dec 20, 1982: Beech 200BEECH (N90806), West Mifflin, PA. Gear unsafe light on retraction. Recycled gear then stayed down and locked. All electric power was then lost.

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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