What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On January 4, 2003, approximately 0900 mountain standard time, a Hawker siddeley hs. 125 series 700A, N270KA, piloted by an airline transport pilot, encountered smoke in the cockpit during taxi for takeoff at the Telluride regional airport, Telluride, Colorado. The airplane was shut down and an emergency evacuation was accomplished. The captain, first officer, and four passengers on board were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. The unscheduled, domestic business flight from Telluride, Colorado, to oxford, Connecticut, was being conducted on an instrument flight rules plan under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 135. The cross-country flight was originating at the time of the incident. An inspection of the airplane revealed a venturi fan unit, located aft of the rear cabin bulkhead, was charred. Insulation, wires, and air ducts in the immediate vicinity of the unit were charred. No other anomalies were found. The venturi fan unit was retained for further examination.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JANUARY 4, 2003, APPROXIMATELY 0900 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A HAWKER SIDDELEY HS. 125 SERIES 700A, N270KA, PILOTED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, ENCOUNTERED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF AT THE TELLURIDE REGIONAL AIRPORT, TELLURIDE, COLORADO. THE AIRPLANE WAS SHUT DOWN AND AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE CAPTAIN, FIRST OFFICER, AND FOUR PASSENGERS ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE UNSCHEDULED, DOMESTIC BUSINESS FLIGHT FROM TELLURIDE, COLORADO, TO OXFORD, CONNECTICUT, WAS BEING CONDUCTED ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES PLAN UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 135. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED A VENTURI FAN UNIT, LOCATED AFT OF THE REAR CABIN BULKHEAD, WAS CHARRED. INSULATION, WIRES, AND AIR DUCTS IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE UNIT WERE CHARRED. NO OTHER ANOMALIES WERE FOUND. THE VENTURI FAN UNIT WAS RETAINED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.