# Incident 20040722016249I: Piper PA31310, Fairbanks, AK, July 22, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2004, 22:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N254SW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040722016249I

## Narrative

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

(-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^

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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