47.7069° N, 104.1926° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SIDNEY-RICHLAND RGNL (SDY), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 14, 1991 · 06:50 local
Place
Sidney, MT
Airport
Sidney Richland Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BSAA
Aircraft
N116BS
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331*
People aboard
10
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Left generator failed and battery fault light on. Returned. Left start switch stuck in closed position.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT GENERATOR FAILED AND BATTERY FAULT LIGHT ON. RETURNED. LEFT START SWITCH STUCK IN CLOSED POSITION.