44.8074° N, 68.8281° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at BANGOR INTL (BGR), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 20, 1994 · 13:30 local
Place
Bangor, ME
Airport
Bangor International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N68BS
Reported as
Piper PA46310P
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520BE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,140 total9 in this make and model170 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.
Lost power on climbout. Was able to return. Had switched fuel selector to off by mistake on climbout.
As the FAA filed it
LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. WAS ABLE TO RETURN. HAD SWITCHED FUEL SELECTOR TO OFF BY MISTAKE ON CLIMBOUT.