# Accident 19780222003189A: Piper PA32RT300, Oak Harbor, WA, February 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1978
- Place: Oak Harbor, WA
- Airport: Ault Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 48.2938° N, 122.6282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Harbor, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2938&lon=-122.6282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6992J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6992J-2013-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 532 total, 11 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780222003189A

## Narrative

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

ALTERNATOR DISCONNECT AT OUTPUT TERMINAL.PLT 12 HOURS TRIP TIME ACDT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA78FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA020), Feb 22, 1978: Piper PA-32R (N6992J), Oak Harbor, WA, destroyed, 7 fatal

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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