NTSB SEA84IA125 — 1984-06-04 · SPOKANE, Washington, United States

N123CZ has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA 525B, built 2009), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

N123CZ Beech 1900C None

Factual narrative

DURING CLIMBOUT FROM RWY 21, AT AN ALT OF ABOUT 500 FT, SMOKE, FIRE & SPARKS ERUPTED FROM THE LOWER & UPPER FORWARD CORNERS OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL ON THE F/O SIDEWALL. THE CAPT TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT & LANDED THE ACFT ON RWY 03. INVESTIGATION REVEALED SEVERAL AREAS OF POTENTIAL CHAFING OR SHORTING ON THE INTERIOR SIDE OF THE PANEL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_SEA84IA125.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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