# Incident 20051223030139I: Beech A23, Enid, OK, December 23, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2005, 19:30 local time
- Place: Enid, OK
- Airport: Enid Woodring Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3760° N, 97.7894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ENID WOODRING RGNL (WDG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3760&lon=-97.7894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8862M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8862M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: CONT IO346*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 10 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051223030139I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12/23/2005 AT 1930 LOCAL, N8862M A BE-23 CAUGHT FIRE SHORTLY AFTER ENGINE START. THE PILOT STATED AFTER TURNING ON ALL ELECTRICAL POWER, HE BEGAN TO NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE LOWER VENT TUBE UNDERNEATH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, SECURED THE AIRCRAFT, AND EVACUATED HIS PASSENGERS AS THE CABIN BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH A DRY CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL, BELOW THE GLOVE BOX. THE HOT SPOT WAS LOCATED IN THE SHARP BEND AT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE COULD NOT BE READILY DETERMINED.

## Other reports on N8862M (1)

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

- [Incident 20030220003509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030220003509I), Feb 20, 2003: Beech A23 (N8862M), Enid, OK, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft departed runway 17 at the Enid Woodring regional airport, Enid, OK. Shortly after takeoff the engine lost power. The pilot attempted a left…

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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