ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 310496
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 August 2021 |
| Time: | 12:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 441 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | 26 NM 315 degrees from Jandakot Aerodrome, WA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Jandakot Airport, WA (JAD/YPJT) |
| Port Hedland Airport, WA (PHE/YPPD) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During climb, an electrical fire was observed in the cockpit and smoke was emanating from the electrical panel. The pilot returned the aircraft to Jandakot. The engineering inspection revealed water ingress through the cockpit storm window contributed to an electrical short.
Sources:
ATSB OA2021-04663
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