# Incident 19870519033299I: Piper PA30, Syracuse, NY, May 19, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1987, 00:35 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8675Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8675Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870519033299I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT LOST ELECTRICAL POWER.  THE PILOT DIVERTED TO THE ALTERNATE FIELD-WIRE GROUNDED ON RIGHT ALTERNATOR.

## Other reports on N8675Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19880601030459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880601030459I), Jun 1, 1988: Piper PA30 (N8675Y), Elmira, NY, Minor damage. Pilot stated he had gear down and a green light. Gear collapsed on touchdown. Nose gear wedged in place sideways.
- [Incident 19870326017249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870326017249I), Mar 26, 1987: Piper PA30 (N8675Y), Ithaca, NY. Lost electrical while holding in VFR conditions.ATC did not hear IFR cancel. Safe landing. Battery was shorted out.

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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