42.3584° N, 71.0598° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 20, 1983 · 15:50 local
Place
Boston, MA
Airport
Logan
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
WRWA
Aircraft
N68DD
Reported as
Piper PA31
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total1,500 in this make and model250 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.
Lost electric power inside of outer marker on approach. Landed safely. Faulty alternator switch popped circuit fuse
As the FAA filed it
LOST ELECTRIC POWER INSIDE OF OUTER MARKER ON APPROACH. LANDED SAFELY. FAULTY ALTERNATOR SWITCH POPPED CIRCUIT FUSE