# Incident 20130201002519I: Piper PA-34-200, Evb, FL, February 1, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2013, 18:45 local time
- Place: Evb, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: IHMS
- Location: 29.0104° N, 81.1325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW SMYRNA BEACH (8FA4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0104&lon=-81.1325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N767PE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N767PE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130201002519I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20240126000459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240126000459I), Jan 26, 2024: Piper PA-34-200 (N767PE), Palm Coast, FL, Minor damage. During preflight aircraft was found airworthy with no defects noted. The brakes operated normally during the taxi. Flight was conducted without issue. During…
- [Incident 20130717015829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130717015829I), Jul 17, 2013: Piper PA-34-200 (N767PE), Palm Coast, FL, Minor damage. During a VMC demonstration flight at approximately 5000 feet, 10 NM NE of Flagler County Airport, the aircrafts rudder began to oscillate. No emergency was…
- [Incident 20080904855769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080904855769I), Sep 4, 2008: Piper PA34200 (N767PE), Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On September 4, 2008, while performing dual flight training the pilot lowered the landing gear in flight to perform slow flight training. The pilot…

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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