42.3360° N, 122.8518° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, OR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 6, 1982 · 11:59 local
Place
Medford, OR
Airport
Medford Jackson C
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
AFSA
Aircraft
N8253J
Reported as
Piper PA60602P
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,300 total400 in this make and model350 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.
Total electric failure. Was able to get a nav radio working. Made emergency ILS approach. Cause undetermined.
As the FAA filed it
TOTAL ELECTRIC FAILURE. WAS ABLE TO GET A NAV RADIO WORKING. MADE EMERGENCY ILS APPROACH. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.