- Date
- April 18, 1982, 07:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Jonesboro, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N7907KBeech S-35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820418011419A
- Case key
- 71203
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot had completed his run-up in preparation for takeoff when he noticed smoke coming from behind the instrument panel and he exited the aircraft. The instrument panel was destroyed by fire before fire fighting equipment could extinguish the fire. No determination as to the cause of the fire could be made due to the extensive fire damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7907K
- Reported as
- Beech S-35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-7711
- Airframe hours
- 1,900
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-B, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert Rees
- Registered owner
- Robert Rees
- Departed
- JBR · Jonesboro, AR
- Airport
- JBR · Jonesboro Muni
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,600 total · 2,600 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Temperature
- 131 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JBR
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7907K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.