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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Univar M10 · Fargo, ND · November 26, 1998

Date: November 26, 1998 · 15:00 local
Place: Fargo, ND
Airport: Hector International
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9537V
Reported as: Univar M10
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 599 total24 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N9537VRegistered now · Mooney M10S/N 700027 Airframe modelMooney M10 Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5)On November 26, 1998, at 1500 central daylight time (CDT), a Mooney M10, N9537V, operated by a private pilot, sustained minor damage during an inflight fire, just after takeoff. The instrument light rheostat, located on the overhead panel, started on fire. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. The title 14 CFR part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated at Fargo, north dakota, at 1500 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)ON NOVEMBER 26, 1998, AT 1500 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A MOONEY M10, N9537V, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING AN INFLIGHT FIRE, JUST AFTER TAKEOFF. THE INSTRUMENT LIGHT RHEOSTAT, LOCATED ON THE OVERHEAD PANEL, STARTED ON FIRE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, AT 1500 CDT.