# Incident 19860514022339I: Beech C23, Rochester, NY, May 14, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1986, 11:30 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Rochester Monroe County
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66126, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66126) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 206 total, 70 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860514022339I

## Narrative

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

RADIO FAILURE DUE TO DEAD BATTERY. SUSPECT PILOT INADVERTENTLY TURNED OFF ALTERNATOR AT CRUISE.

## Other reports on N66126 (1)

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

- [Incident 20230409020909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230409020909I), Apr 9, 2023: Beech C23 (N66126), Poughkeepsie, NY, Minor damage. During a go-around on crosswind-downwind turn PIC reported unable to maintain airspeed. "Engine sputtered". PIC determined fuel starvation was cause and…

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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