# Incident 19971206040779I: Cessna 208, Mineral Wells, TX, December 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1997, 08:42 local time
- Place: Mineral Wells, TX
- Airport: Mineral Wells Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 32.7816° N, 98.0602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MINERAL WELLS RGNL (MWL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7816&lon=-98.0602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9641F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9641F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208 (registry code 2073702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971206040779I

## Narrative

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

REPORTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. AUTOPILOT COMPUTER PUT OUT ELECTRICAL ODOR.

## Other reports on N9641F (1)

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

- [Incident 19920117012019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920117012019I), Jan 17, 1992: Cessna 208 (N9641F), Atlanta, GA. Flew over Atlanta at 6000 feet with out radio contact. Pilot stated he was having all kinds of problems.

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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