43.1548° N, 77.6156° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 29, 1980 · 09:10 local
Place
Rochester, NY
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6334X
Reported as
Cessna 340CESSNA
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total80 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Double alternator failure. Suspect moisture frozen in brush holders. Pilot will comply with service letter ME-80-1.
As the FAA filed it
DOUBLE ALTERNATOR FAILURE.SUSPECT MOISTURE FROZEN IN BRUSH HOLDERS. PILOT WILL COMPLY WITH SERVICE LETTER ME-80-1.