# Incident 19981227043039I: Mooney M20C, Syracuse, NY, December 27, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1998, 13:20 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9206V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9206V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981227043039I

## Narrative

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

(-5) ON DECEMBER 27, 1998, AT 1320E MOONEY M-20-C, S/N 690045, N9206V, REGISTERED TO MR. MICHAEL GRAY, EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE, WHILE LANDING IN SYRACUSE, NEW YORK. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THAT THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR WAS DEFECTIVE; THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RUN-UP AND OPERATIONAL OPS. CHECK GOOD AND WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SYRACUSE, NY ON DECEMBER 27, 1998. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N9206V (1)

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

- [Accident 19960416007412A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960416007412A), Apr 16, 1996: Mooney M20C (N9206V), St Augustine, FL, Minor damage. On final was hit by N83BL homebuilt. Landed safely. Pilot failed use or monitor radio for traffic.

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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