What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 28, 1998, the pilot of N80SS reported smoke in cockpit to ena fss and requested assistance to suitable landing site. Aircraft landed at Trading Bay, Alaska without further incident. ASI is pursueing seperate investigation to determine owner and authorization to ferry aircraft. Incident was originally reported as different "n" number, and not all information is currently available on this aircraft. On August 6 ,1998, investigation of N80SS at a certified repair station revealed that damages t oexhaust and cylinder assembly burnt electrical wires to cause smoke in cockpit. Aircraft repaired and released to owner.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 28, 1998, THE PILOT OF N80SS REPORTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT TO ENA FSS AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE TO SUITABLE LANDING SITE. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT TRADING BAY, ALASKA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ASI IS PURSUEING SEPERATE INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE OWNER AND AUTHORIZATION TO FERRY AIRCRAFT. INCIDENT WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED AS DIFFERENT "N" NUMBER, AND NOT ALL INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON THIS AIRCRAFT. ON AUGUST 6 ,1998, INVESTIGATION OF N80SS AT A CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION REVEALED THAT DAMAGES T OEXHAUST AND CYLINDER ASSEMBLY BURNT ELECTRICAL WIRES TO CAUSE SMOKE IN COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT REPAIRED AND RELEASED TO OWNER.
Other reports on N80SS · 1
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