# Incident 19981021039329I: Beech 300BEECH, Springfield, MO, October 21, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1998, 20:46 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20NL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20NL-2013-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon 390 (registry code 7150030, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-390) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 300BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A60A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,300 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981021039329I

## Narrative

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

(-5) N20NL ON A FLIGHT FROM M09 TO DAL, DIVERTED TO SGF, DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND LANDED AT SGF WITHOUT INCIDENT. EXECUTIVE BEECHCRAFT MECHANICS SUSPECT THAT A LABYRINTH SEAL FAILED IN THE RIGHT ENGINE. THIS INCIDENT #CE99IAC0004 IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N20NL (1)

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

- [Accident 20081223853649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081223853649A), Dec 23, 2008: Raythn 390 (N20NL), Lewistown, MO, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] And [privacy data omitted] operated N20NL on 12/23/2008 from mkc to MO09. In a statement made by [privacy data omitted], he noted that…

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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