# Incident 20000608033109I: Beech 1900D, Elmira, NY, June 8, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2000, 16:02 local time
- Place: Elmira, NY
- Airport: Elmira-Corning Regional
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: JJBA
- Location: 42.1599° N, 76.8917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELMIRA/CORNING RGNL (ELM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1599&lon=-76.8917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N855CA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000608033109I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2000, AT 1550 LOCAL, A COMMUTAIR (D/B/A USAIR EXPRESS), FLIGHT 4688, A BE-1900D, N855CA, DIVERTED TO ELM ENROUTE FROM ITH TO BGM DUE TO A CARGO DOOR ENUNCIATOR ILLUMIATING IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE CARGO DOOR INDICATING SWITCH STICKING.  THE SWITCH WAS CLEANED AND LUBRICATED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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