40.3261° N, 78.9191° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Johnstown, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 13, 1990 · 10:00 local
Place
Johnstown, PA
Airport
Johnstown-Cambria County
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N4295T
Reported as
Piper PA28236
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total500 in this make and model100 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.
Alternator problem caused battery overheat indication. Turned off electrical system. Landed without communication.
As the FAA filed it
ALTERNATOR PROBLEM CAUSED BATTERY OVERHEAT INDICATION. TURNED OFF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. LANDED WITHOUT COMMUNICATION.