# Incident 19970520021699I: Beech 1900D, Elmira, NY, May 20, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1997, 06:45 local time
- Place: Elmira, NY
- Airport: Elmira-Corning Regional
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MASA
- Location: 42.1599° N, 76.8917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELMIRA/CORNING RGNL (ELM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1599&lon=-76.8917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N110YV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N110YV-2007-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900D (registry code 1154162, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970520021699I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1997, AT 6:45 EDT, A BEECHCRAFT 1900D, OPERATED BY MESA AIRLINES, INC., EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT DURING CLIMB OUT FROM ELMIRA, NY ON A FLIGHT TO PHILADELPHIA, PA. THE PILOT RETURNED TO ELMIRA AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PASSSENGERS WERE REMOVED AND RE-ROUTED. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FLIGHT DATA RECORDER HEAD CAUSED THE SMOKE. IT WAS REMOVED AND THE TOW CIRCUIT BREAKERS PULLED AND COLLARED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPOSITIONED TO ITHACA, NY AND RELEASED UNDER MEL 313 AT 11:20 EDT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N110YV (1)

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

- [Incident 20010903024009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010903024009I), Sep 3, 2001: Beech 1900D (N110YV), Reading, PA. (-23) On September 3, 2001 during approach to redding pa, the crew found the landing gear failed to extend. After declaring an emergency the landing gear was…

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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