45.7833° N, 108.5007° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 11, 1997 · 18:50 local
Place
Billings, MT
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BIGA
Aircraft
N27596
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,750 total7 in this make and model30 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.
Right engine voltage regulator failed en route. Both alternators tripped off line.
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT ENGINE VOLTAGE REGULATOR FAILED EN ROUTE. BOTH ALTERNATORS TRIPPED OFF LINE.