# Incident 19920423024169I: Piper PA30, San Antonio, TX, April 23, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1992, 22:39 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5340° N, 98.4691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN ANTONIO INTL (SAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5340&lon=-98.4691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7455Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7455Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920423024169I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

EXPERIENCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE EN ROUTE. LANDED AT DESTINATION. BOTH ALTERNATORS HAD FAILED INTERNALLY.

## Other reports on N7455Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19790618021489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790618021489I), Jun 18, 1979: Piper PA30 (N7455Y), Manchester, NH, Minor damage. Pilot unable to extend the gear, landed on foamed runway. Inspection could not expalin reason for malfunction.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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