42.1013° N, 75.9094° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Binghamton, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 18, 1984 · 17:22 local
Place
Binghamton, NY
Airport
Edwin A Link
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N98468
Reported as
Cessna 441
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,488 total490 in this make and model68 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.
Lightening struck a wing on descent. Lost electrics. Wing tip and strobe damaged. Damaged prop and burned wing edge
As the FAA filed it
LIGHTENING STRUCK A WING ON DESCENT. LOST ELECTRICS. WING TIP AND STROBE DAMAGED. DAMAGED PROP AND BURNED WING EDGE