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Incident

FAA incident report · Swrngn SA227AC · Ventura, CA · February 23, 1987

Date
February 23, 1987 · 21:40 local
Place
Ventura, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
WWMA
Aircraft
N2683U
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AC
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE33111U
People aboard
13
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,750 total962 in this make and model195 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.

Dual electrical generator failure en route. Returned to airport. Found terminals touching on right generator.

As the FAA filed it

DUAL ELECTRICAL GENERATOR FAILURE EN ROUTE. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. FOUND TERMINALS TOUCHING ON RIGHT GENERATOR.