# Incident 19860115002989I: Piper PA32RT300, Syracuse, NY, January 15, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1986, 09:50 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0413° N, 76.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0413&lon=-76.1432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54SS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54SS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860115002989I

## Narrative

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

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 20140214003669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140214003669I), Feb 14, 2014: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N54SS), Mcallen, TX, Minor damage. Feb. 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…
- [Incident 19900309009279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900309009279I), Mar 9, 1990: Piper PA32RT300 (N54SS), Syracuse, NY. Total electrical failure en route. Landed at destination safely. Found a defective battery.

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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