# Incident 19790815031449I: Beech C24R, Windsor Locks, CT, August 15, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1979, 15:40 local time
- Place: Windsor Locks, CT
- Airport: Bradley International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9390° N, 72.6843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRADLEY INTL (BDL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9390&lon=-72.6843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5190M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5190M-2013-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790815031449I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DISCHARGE ON AMMETER IN FLIGHT. ALTERNATOR #33-380009-1 FAILED.

## Other reports on N5190M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780826039159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780826039159I), Aug 26, 1978: Beech C24R (N5190M), Windsor Locks, CT. Pilot instructed to hold short, taxied into position. DC9 went around.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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