# Incident 19881229068999I: Piper PA28140, Endicott, NY, December 29, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1988, 09:50 local time
- Place: Endicott, NY
- Airport: Tri Cities Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0785° N, 76.0963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRI-CITIES (CZG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0785&lon=-76.0963&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55149, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55149) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881229068999I

## Narrative

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

TOTAL ELECTRIC FAILURE IN FLIGHT. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. FOUND ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N55149 (3)

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

- [Accident 19910626024149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910626024149A), Jun 26, 1991: Piper PA28140 (N55149), Endicott, NY, Substantial damage. Veered after landing,over controlled,left runway. Tried go around. Pulled up over hangar. Hit hangar and crashed.
- [Accident 19860629028929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860629028929A), Jun 29, 1986: Piper PA28140 (N55149), Endicott, NY, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the side of the runway. The student reported a wind gust on rollout. Wind exceeded control.
- [Incident 19810402024469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810402024469I), Apr 2, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N55149), White Lake, NY, Minor damage. During takeoff pilot lost control and veered off the runway causing damage to prop, wingtip and nose gear.

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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