From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Flight was scheduled for a cross country flight to fort pierce (kfpr). Upon leveling off at 3000 feet the pilots visually identified smoke in the cockpit and contacted daytona Beach and N767ER was cleared to return to daytona Beach and to follow the shoreline to runway 25R. The pilot stated that the smoke in the cockpit got worse (dense) and that there was fire behind the panel light switch. Crew informed ATC of their intentions to land at new Smyrna (Evb). They landed safely at Evb and the crew noticed that the wires and panel light knob were burned out.
As the FAA filed it
FLIGHT WAS SCHEDULED FOR A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO FORT PIERCE (KFPR). UPON LEVELING OFF AT 3000 FEET THE PILOTS VISUALLY IDENTIFIED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND CONTACTED DAYTONA BEACH AND N767ER WAS CLEARED TO RETURN TO DAYTONA BEACH AND TO FOLLOW THE SHORELINE TO RUNWAY 25R. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT GOT WORSE (DENSE) AND THAT THERE WAS FIRE BEHIND THE PANEL LIGHT SWITCH. CREW INFORMED ATC OF THEIR INTENTIONS TO LAND AT NEW SMYRNA (EVB). THEY LANDED SAFELY AT EVB AND THE CREW NOTICED THAT THE WIRES AND PANEL LIGHT KNOB WERE BURNED OUT.
Other reports on N767PE · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.