# Incident 20191017009949I: Cessna 195, Rutherfordton, NC, October 17, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2019, 15:20 local time
- Place: Rutherfordton, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3640° N, 81.9612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rutherfordton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3640&lon=-81.9612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N689TH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N689TH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195 (registry code 2073102, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755A series (registry code 35006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191017009949I

## Narrative

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

AFTER ROTATION AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, THE PILOT NOTICED THE GARMIN 750 RADIO BEGIN TO FLASH, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE CABIN BEING FILLED WITH SMOKE AND FUMES. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY SHUT MASTER SWITCH OFF AND EXECUTED A LANDING. MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN FOUND AN UNSECURED ANTENNA CO AXIAL CABLE HAD CONTACTED THE MAIN BUS BAR CAUSING THE SMOKE AND FUMES.

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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