- Date
- March 4, 1986, 07:35 local (13:35 UTC)
- Place
- Mount Pleasant, TN
- Injuries
- 9 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N861KBeech BE-90
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860304007549A
- Case key
- 6930
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Analysis
On final approach the crew turned the aircraft cabin environmental control from the auto mode to the off position. Shortly thereafter, the cockpit and cabin began to fill with smoke. The occupant of the copilots seat felt heat around his feet. A normal landing was made and the passengers and crew exited the aircraft with out injury. Examination showed that the fiberglass ducting on top of the heater peleum chamber had caught fire. A hole was burned throught the pressure bulkhead into the avionics compartment.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N861K
- Reported as
- Beech BE-90
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- LJ-471
- Airframe hours
- 3,781
- Engine
- P&W PT6 A-20, 550 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Both
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Stevens Aviation,Inc.
- Registered owner
- The E. Randel Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 15, 1985 · 64 hours before
- Departed
- LOU · Louisville, KY
- Destination
- MRC · Columbia, TN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MRC · Maury County Airport, runway 23, 5,003 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BNA, 42 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.