# Incident 19980701020789I: Piper PA42, Zelienople, PA, July 1, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1998, 10:45 local time
- Place: Zelienople, PA
- Airport: Zelienople Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CDMA
- Location: 40.8027° N, 80.1611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ZELIENOPLE MUNI (PJC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8027&lon=-80.1611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28DA-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-42 (registry code 7104202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-42) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA42
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980701020789I

## Narrative

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

LOST ELECTRICAL POWER NEAR YNG DESTINATION. LANDED 8G7. BATTERY HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N28DA (1)

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

- [Accident 20090309004149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090309004149A), Mar 9, 2009: Piper PA42 (N28DA), Belmar/Farming, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was performing a vor-a approach to blm. Due to a high bank angle the crew was unable to arrest the descent. The aircraft's LH main gear…

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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