# Incident 19980508019979I: Piper PA42, Sidney, NE, May 8, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1998, 14:00 local time
- Place: Sidney, NE
- Airport: Sidney Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JGVA
- Location: 41.1336° N, 102.9695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sidney, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1336&lon=-102.9695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N811DA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA42
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980508019979I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR E357 SHORTED OUT CAUSING SMOKE/FUMES. TRIPPED BREAKERS TO EXTERIOR LIGHTS. UNEVENTFUL LANDING.

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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