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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Ithaca, NY · March 26, 1987

Date: March 26, 1987 · 11:00 local
Place: Ithaca, NY
Airport: Tompkins County
Phase of flight: Holding IFR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N8675Y
Reported as: Piper PA30
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,500 total4,000 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N8675YRegistered now · Piper PA-30S/N 30-1819 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Lost electrical while holding in VFR conditions.ATC did not hear IFR cancel. Safe landing. Battery was shorted out.

As the FAA filed it

LOST ELECTRICAL WHILE HOLDING IN VFR CONDITIONS.ATC DID NOT HEAR IFR CANCEL.SAFE LANDING. BATTERY WAS SHORTED OUT.

Other reports on N8675Y · 2

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

Incident 19880601030459IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Elmira, NYPilot stated he had gear down and a green light. Gear collapsed on touchdown. Nose gear wedged in place sideways.Jun 1, 1988 · Minor damage Incident 19870519033299INormal Cruise · Syracuse, NYThe aircraft lost electrical power. The pilot diverted to the alternate field-wire grounded on right alternator.May 19, 1987