What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on 12/15/97 at approximately 5:15 pm MDT, a Cessna 340, (N69456) was on a cross country pleasure flight from durango, co to abilene, TX. The incident occurred near Taos, NM during cruise flight. The GPS went off-line and shortly thereafter a wisp of smoke came out of the panel and the circuit breaker had popped. The smoke quickly dissipated but the pilot made a precautionary landing at Taos, NM without incident or injury. The aircraft is registered to the loronix information systems, inc., privacy data omitted visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. Mr. Singleton holds airline transport pilot certificate #460781790.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 12/15/97 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:15 PM MDT, A CESSNA 340, (N69456) WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM DURANGO, CO TO ABILENE, TX. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED NEAR TAOS, NM DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THE GPS WENT OFF-LINE AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER A WISP OF SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE PANEL AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED. THE SMOKE QUICKLY DISSIPATED BUT THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT TAOS, NM WITHOUT INCIDENT OR INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO THE LORONIX INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC., ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. MR. SINGLETON HOLDS AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE #460781790.
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