41.8500° N, 87.6501° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 17, 1990 · 17:50 local
Place
Chicago/Wheelin, IL
Airport
Pal-Waukee Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N27300
Reported as
Cessna 414A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total60 in this make and model60 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.
Total electrical failure on descent in heavy icing. Emergency landing. Both alternators failed.
As the FAA filed it
TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE ON DESCENT IN HEAVY ICING. EMERGENCY LANDING. BOTH ALTERNATORS FAILED.