# Incident 19950817033979I: Cessna 421B, Fargo, ND, August 17, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1995, 15:55 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: Hector International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9206° N, 96.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HECTOR INTL (FAR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9206&lon=-96.8157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421NP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421NP-1998-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950817033979I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL FAILURE EN ROUTE. RETURNED.STARTER RELAY FAILED. STARTER RUNNING AIR CONDITION ON CAUSE BATTERY MELTDOWN

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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