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Date
April 22, 1999 · 00:40 local
Place
Farmington, NM
Airport
Four Corners Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N971EC
Reported as
Gulstm G1159B
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
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.
On April 22, 1999 at approx. 1240 MDT, a G1159B, N971EC lost the main inverter at cruise. The cabin pressure began to drop and the crew elected to divert into Farmington, NM for repairs. The main inverter was replaced and the aircraft returned to service. File closed.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 22, 1999 AT APPROX. 1240 MDT, A G1159B, N971EC LOST THE MAIN INVERTER AT CRUISE. THE CABIN PRESSURE BEGAN TO DROP AND THE CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT INTO FARMINGTON, NM FOR REPAIRS. THE MAIN INVERTER WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. FILE CLOSED.