# Incident 20120110000969I: Raytheon Aircraft Company 400A, North Platte, NE, January 10, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2012, 22:24 local time
- Place: North Platte, NE
- Airport: North Platte Regional Airport Lee
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DJFA
- Location: 41.1256° N, 100.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Platte, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1256&lon=-100.7498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N454LX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY 400A
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA JT15D 5 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 16,140 total, 6,060 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120110000969I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 10, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 22:24 CST, A RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY, BE-400A, N454LX, OPERATING AS FLIGHT OPTIONS LLC FLIGHT 454, ENROUTE FROM KOMA TO KSLC, DIVERTED TO NORTH PLATTE, NE, DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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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