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MKC83IA116

1983-05-27 · KANSAS CITY, Missouri, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MCI

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING DESCENT AN ELECTRIC WIRE BUNDLE SHORTED BEHIND THE FLIGHT ENGINEERS PANEL, A FIRE ERUPTED WITH SMOKE. THE FLIGHT ENGINEER USED A PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_MKC83IA116.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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