42.9098° N, 112.5959° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at POCATELLO RGNL (PIH), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 18, 1990 · 01:55 local
Place
Pocatello, ID
Airport
Pocatello Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
TIMA
Aircraft
N7247L
Reported as
Piper PA31
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total150 in this make and model200 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.
Electrical problem. Declared emergency and landed. Left engine alternator failed and right alternator off line.
As the FAA filed it
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED. LEFT ENGINE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND RIGHT ALTERNATOR OFF LINE.