43.4177° N, 83.9547° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Saginaw, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 23, 1985 · 09:20 local
Place
Saginaw, MI
Airport
Harry Brown
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N3869C
Reported as
Cessna T303
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520AE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,553 total375 in this make and model56 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.
Electrical system failed. Flew to VFR airport and landed. Both alternator belts failed.
As the FAA filed it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. FLEW TO VFR AIRPORT AND LANDED. BOTH ALTERNATOR BELTS FAILED.