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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA31310 · Fairbanks, AK · July 22, 2004

Date: July 22, 2004 · 22:30 local
Place: Fairbanks, AK
Airport: Fairbanks International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N254SW
Reported as: Piper PA31310
People aboard: 4
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.

(-23) A/c departed otz approx. 2200HRS during cruise they had a total loss of electrical power. Pilot called 911 on a cell phone and requested assistance in communication between fai tower and himself. Pilot landed @ fai with no incidentals. Further review showed the #1 engine alternator had a broken wire and the #2 engine alternator belt had dismounted during flight. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A/C DEPARTED OTZ APPROX. 2200HRS DURING CRUISE THEY HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. PILOT CALLED 911 ON A CELL PHONE AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE IN COMMUNICATION BETWEEN FAI TOWER AND HIMSELF. PILOT LANDED @ FAI WITH NO INCIDENTALS. FURTHER REVIEW SHOWED THE #1 ENGINE ALTERNATOR HAD A BROKEN WIRE AND THE #2 ENGINE ALTERNATOR BELT HAD DISMOUNTED DURING FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^