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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Syracuse, NY · January 15, 1986

Date: January 15, 1986 · 09:50 local
Place: Syracuse, NY
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N54SS
Reported as: Piper PA32RT300
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total300 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N54SSRegistered now · Piper PA-32RT-300S/N 32R-7885254 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

APU start due to battery problem. Electrical problems after takeoff. Alternator not excited due to low battery.

As the FAA filed it

APU START DUE TO BATTERY PROBLEM. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AFTER TAKEOFF. ALTERNATOR NOT EXCITED DUE TO LOW BATTERY.

Other reports on N54SS · 2

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

Incident 20140214003669ITakeoff: Climb Out · Mcallen, TXFeb. 14, 2014, a Piper PA-32RT, N54SS, shortly after takeoff declared an emergency due to a rough running engine. The aircraft returned to Mcallen and landed safely on runway 13 at 1630 hours local.Feb 14, 2014 · Minor damage Incident 19900309009279INormal Cruise · Syracuse, NYTotal electrical failure en route. Landed at destination safely. Found a defective battery.Mar 9, 1990