# Incident 19960517013839I: Saab SF340A, Albany, NY, May 17, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1996, 11:20 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany County
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PLGA
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N743BA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,100 total, 600 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960517013839I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE AT 7000 CRUISE HAD BOTH ESSENTIAL AND MAIN BUS FAILURE, LEFT SIDE. A/C EN-ROUTE FROM LG. TO BTV, DIVERTED TO ALB. DECLARED EMERGENCY, FIRE/RESCUE DISPATCHED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT TAKEN TO HANGAR FOR REPAIRS. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO POWER AT LEFT POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT MAIN BUS STUDS. POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT REPLACED, OPERATIONAL CHECK O.K. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

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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