# Incident 19780115003089I: Piper PA24260, Orangeburg, NC, January 15, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1978, 16:20 local time
- Place: Orangeburg, NC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9157P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9157P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 860 total, 325 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780115003089I

## Narrative

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

COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR AFTER DECLUTCHING MOTOR.

## Other reports on N9157P (2)

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

- [Incident 19960229010589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960229010589I), Feb 29, 1996: Piper PA24260 (N9157P), Ocala, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot landed on the grass west of runway 36, gear-up. The prop was bent and the bottom of the aircraft suffered little damage. The pilot was not…
- [Incident 19790715020939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790715020939I), Jul 15, 1979: Piper PA24260 (N9157P), Royal City, WA, Minor damage. Zw landed gear up.

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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