40.0159° N, 79.5896° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Connellsville, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 17, 2000 · 17:10 local
Place
Connellsville, PA
Airport
Connellsville Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N704ED
Reported as
Cessna 337H
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
396 total185 in this make and model50 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.
(-23) Pilot experienced a total loss of electrical power. Investigation revaled the battery failed. Battery voltage read 23.6 volts with no load. When load was applied battery voltage dropped to approximately 6.0 volts. Battery low voltae caused the battery contactor to fail. Balanced of electrical system integrity operational.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. INVESTIGATION REVALED THE BATTERY FAILED. BATTERY VOLTAGE READ 23.6 VOLTS WITH NO LOAD. WHEN LOAD WAS APPLIED BATTERY VOLTAGE DROPPED TO APPROXIMATELY 6.0 VOLTS. BATTERY LOW VOLTAE CAUSED THE BATTERY CONTACTOR TO FAIL. BALANCED OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INTEGRITY OPERATIONAL.