# Incident 20140227002229I: Cessna 414A, Laurel, MT, February 27, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2014, 15:40 local time
- Place: Laurel, MT
- Airport: Laurel Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: N3SA
- Location: 45.7052° N, 108.7608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAUREL MUNI (6S8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7052&lon=-108.7608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5690C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5690C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414A (registry code 2075907, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140227002229I

## Narrative

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

ENROUTE FROM 68S TO JAC. TEN MILES SOUTH OF 68S, PILOT REPORTED FIRE AND REQUESTED IMMEDIATE RETURN TO 68S.  PILOT LATER REPORTED FIRE OUT AND DID NOT REQUIRE ASSISTANCE.

SMOKE IN COCKPIT WAS LATER IDENTIFIED AS FROM SHORT IN WINDSHIELD HEAT WIRING.

## Other reports on N5690C (1)

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

- [Incident 19850913056859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850913056859I), Sep 13, 1985: Cessna 414A (N5690C), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Failed to lower gear due to distractions outside the cockpit. Warning horn found to be inoperative.

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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