36.7477° N, 119.7724° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 12, 1988 · 17:03 local
Place
Fresno, CA
Airport
Fresno Air Terminal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
WTAA
Aircraft
N291UE
Reported as
Bac 146200A
Reported engine
Lycoming ALF502R5
People aboard
49
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total125 in this make and model90 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.
NR4 generator failed en route. APU had been notamed out reducing aircraft to one generator for electric power.
As the FAA filed it
NR4 GENERATOR FAILED EN ROUTE. APU HAD BEEN NOTAMED OUT REDUCING AIRCRAFT TO ONE GENERATOR FOR ELECTRIC POWER.