# Incident 20040402007969I: Beech 35A33, Buffalo, NY, April 2, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2004, 20:02 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N468T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N468T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-A33 (registry code 1151404, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-a33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35A33
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040402007969I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 1, 2004, AT 2002 EDT, A BEECH BE-35-A33, N468T, OPERATED BY MARK FOSTER, DIVERTED TO BUFFALO AIRPORT AFTER EXPERIENCING ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS. A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON RUNWAY 5. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. DURING INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING, A LOCAL AIRCRAFT TECHNICIAN FOUND THE ALTERNATOR INOPERATIVE. THE TECHNICIAN REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. A FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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