>  Umm, yeah.  Names and other verifiable details conveniently omitted
(even
>  to the type of "navigation gear" that was affected).  Pilots have
several
>  radically different, completely independent methods of determining their
>  position and course, not even including reports from the ground.  Sounds
>  like an urban legend, or a pilot who made a mistake (fortuantely one
that
>  didn't hurt anyone) trying to blame technology to cover his rear.
>
>  If this incident really did happen, I'd like to know more details.  As
>  far as I've heard the restriction on the use of electronic devices
inside
>  airplanes is based on a legitimate concern that there is a potential for
>  trouble, not an actual documented incident.  These restrictions have
been
>  reduced since it doesn't seem to cause much of a problem after all.
>  Still much better safe than sorry though.

I can remember seeing some details on that incident and it included that
sort of information (flight number, etc). It was a few years ago and oddly
enough, I can't remember any details.

If you must find something, you may wish to follow up this quote from a
book on the subject.

>> The IFALPA International Quarterly Review has reported 97 EMI-related
events due to passenger "carry-on" electronic devices since 1983. <<

If you can find that (probably published around 1993), there will probably
be references to the original reports on each case.

You may also want to consider why Korean Airlines flight KE007 wandered
into Russian airspace.
AFAIK, there hasn't been a conclusive reason found (apart from the spy
theory which is the one  favoured by people who have seen Elvis).

Steve.