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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Huntington, WV · November 2, 1989

Date: November 2, 1989 · 04:50 local
Place: Huntington, WV
Airport: Tri State - Walker-Long Field
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: AMYA
Aircraft: N3588Z
Reported as: Piper PA31350
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,131 total101 in this make and model253 in the last 90 days

N3588ZRegistration cancelled May 10, 2005 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8052130 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Smoke from instrument panel. Turned off auto pilot and heater. Loose alternator cable caused sensing unit to fail.

As the FAA filed it

SMOKE FROM INSTRUMENT PANEL. TURNED OFF AUTO PILOT AND HEATER. LOOSE ALTERNATOR CABLE CAUSED SENSING UNIT TO FAIL.

Other reports on N3588Z · 2

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

Accident 19950508010809AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Dillingham, AKDeparting remote strip gear hit snow berm. Continued to dlg and landed gear up. Runway soft upslope and too short.May 8, 1995 · Substantial damage Accident 19930526019839ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · King Salmon, AKRight main landing gear collapsed landing. Fatigue cracks from salt water spray and repetive over stress landings.May 26, 1993 · Minor damage