Event FTW84LA031

1983-10-25 MONTICELLO, Arkansas, United States Airport · M76 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N5092U

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

GLOBE GC-1A

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A65E10

Registrant of record

ZAHLER MITCHELL J

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N5092U Cessna 172RG None

Factual narrative

DURING FLT, THE PLT DETECTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THINKING THAT AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION WAS THE SOURCE, HE SECURED THE ELECTRICAL MASTER SWITCH & USED THE BATTERY. A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE AT MONTICELLO, AR. DURING THE LANDING, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ENG & ELECTRICAL SYS OPERATED NORMALLY. THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE WAS FROM ENG OIL LEAKING ON A HOT EXHAUST STACK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_FTW84LA031.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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