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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech H-18 · Syracuse, NY · May 2, 1986

Date
May 2, 1986 · 20:50 local
Place
Syracuse, NY
Airport
Syracuse Hancock International
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EASA
Aircraft
N22XL
Reported as
Beech H18
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,273 total3,065 in this make and model225 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.

Sparks noted in left powerplant during approach. Generator deactivated. Found nut loose and generator shorting out.

As the FAA filed it

SPARKS NOTED IN LEFT POWERPLANT DURING APPROACH. GENERATOR DEACTIVATED. FOUND NUT LOOSE AND GENERATOR SHORTING OUT.

Other reports on N22XL · 5

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