43.3112° N, 73.6453° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Glens Falls, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 23, 1986 · 14:25 local
Place
Glens Falls, NY
Airport
Warren County
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N6899L
Reported as
Piper PA60602P
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540A1A5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total75 in this make and model150 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.
Loss of power in engine at cruise. Diverted. Found turbocharger compressor outlet induction tubing disconnected.
As the FAA filed it
LOSS OF POWER IN ENGINE AT CRUISE. DIVERTED. FOUND TURBOCHARGER COMPRESSOR OUTLET INDUCTION TUBING DISCONNECTED.