40.4406° N, 79.9959° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 31, 1986 · 12:21 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N14228
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,635 total1,221 in this make and model30 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.
Aircraft experienced electrical system failure. Pilot declared an emergency and landed. Voltage regulator defective
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED. VOLTAGE REGULATOR DEFECTIVE