What happened
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Pilot departed bozeman Montana enroute to paine field in seattle, Washington. Pilot stated aircraft fuel gauges were erratic and showed no fuel, and all nav/comm equipment failure. Pilot elected to land the aircraft on state route 174 near Bridgeport, Washington. A mechanic was dispatched to incident site where an examination of the aircraft was made. Mechanic cleaned battery connections and the aircraft was subsequently flown to the davenport airport. Mechanic found generator brushes worn and replaced brushes. Aircraft was returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPARTED BOZEMAN MONTANA ENROUTE TO PAINE FIELD IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT FUEL GAUGES WERE ERRATIC AND SHOWED NO FUEL, AND ALL NAV/COMM EQUIPMENT FAILURE. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON STATE ROUTE 174 NEAR BRIDGEPORT, WASHINGTON. A MECHANIC WAS DISPATCHED TO INCIDENT SITE WHERE AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS MADE. MECHANIC CLEANED BATTERY CONNECTIONS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY FLOWN TO THE DAVENPORT AIRPORT. MECHANIC FOUND GENERATOR BRUSHES WORN AND REPLACED BRUSHES. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
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