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FAA incident report · Gulstm 500-B · Bloomington-Nor, IL · December 11, 2003

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Date
December 11, 2003 · 03:45 local
Place
Bloomington-Nor, IL
Airport
Bloomington-Normal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ZJWA
Aircraft
N615MT
Reported as
Gulstm 500B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,440 total30 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days
N615MTRegistered now · Aero Commander 500-BS/N 500B-911-2 · Built 1960Airframe modelAero Commander 500-BEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft departed from chicago midway enroute to st. louis lambert and was 5 miles south of Bloomington, IL at 6000 ft when aircraft started to experience electrical failure starting with the heater, then lights, transponder and comm radios. Chicago center handed the aircraft off to peoria, IL who had the aircraft land in Bloomington. The aircraft landed without incident at 0400 EST.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM CHICAGO MIDWAY ENROUTE TO ST. LOUIS LAMBERT AND WAS 5 MILES SOUTH OF BLOOMINGTON, IL AT 6000 FT WHEN AIRCRAFT STARTED TO EXPERIENCE ELECTRICAL FAILURE STARTING WITH THE HEATER, THEN LIGHTS, TRANSPONDER AND COMM RADIOS. CHICAGO CENTER HANDED THE AIRCRAFT OFF TO PEORIA, IL WHO HAD THE AIRCRAFT LAND IN BLOOMINGTON. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 0400 EST.

Other reports on N615MT · 1

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

Incident 20010329008339INormal Cruise · Bennett, CO(-23) Upon arrival at the scene, aircraft was found without any damage. A visual inspection of the fuel tanks was made by inspectors from the denver FSDO and found them to be empty. The inspectors also made an attempt to drain fuel from the aircraft fuel…Mar 29, 2001