47.4823° N, 111.3703° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at GREAT FALLS INTL (GTF), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 3, 1988 · 14:31 local
Place
Great Falls, MT
Airport
Great Falls International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MINA
Aircraft
N704DW
Reported as
Cessna T337H
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Electrical failure after takeoff. Returned to airport. Faulty rear alternator ground wire connection.
As the FAA filed it
ELECTRICAL FAILURE AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. FAULTY REAR ALTERNATOR GROUND WIRE CONNECTION.