# Incident 19850731042459I: Beech E55, Fort Wayne, IN, July 31, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1985, 15:30 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4158A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4158A-2013-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,435 total, 30 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850731042459I

## Narrative

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

TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE DURING DESCENT. CLUTCH IN ALTERNATOR MALFUNCTIONED.

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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