# Incident 20100223027949I: Cessna 150H, Grand Forks, ND, February 23, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2010, 17:00 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Mark Andrews Int'L
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OG5S
- Location: 47.9196° N, 97.0873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Forks, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9196&lon=-97.0873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50405, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100223027949I

## Narrative

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

WHEN AIRBORNE AFTER TAKEOFF PILOT SAW WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS ELECTRICAL SPARKS/SMOKE COMING OUT UNDER PANEL. SMOKE WAS LIGHT AND DISSIPATED QUICKLY. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED SOME REMAINS OF ASHES IN HEAT SHROUD AROUND MUFFLER FROM A SMALLPIECE OF PAPER OR OTHER COMBUSTIBLE THAT HAD SOMEHOW ENTERED THE MUFFLER/HEAT SHROUD AND CAUSED SPARKS AND SMOKE TO ENTER CABIN THROUGH HEAT DUCTS. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

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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