# Incident 19841028065759I: Cessna 402B, Houston, TX, October 28, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1984, 14:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MDAA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4188G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4188G-2007-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841028065759I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ALTERNATOR FAILED IN FLIGHT. FIELD WIRE HAD BROKEN LOOSE FROM ALTERNATOR TERMINAL.

## Other reports on N4188G (2)

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

- [Incident 19890719042239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890719042239I), Jul 19, 1989: Cessna 402B (N4188G), Salem, OR, Minor damage. Right engine quit. Forced landing at Salem airport. NR4 cylinder had come off.
- [Incident 19851027058789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851027058789I), Oct 27, 1985: Cessna 402B (N4188G), Newton, IA. Partial power loss at cruise due to rupture of exhaust stack. Diverted for single engine landing.

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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