# Incident 19790503025389I: Piper PA32R300, Louisville, KY, May 3, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1979, 22:15 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Standiford
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4552X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4552X) (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 PA32R300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 70 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/19790503025389I

## Narrative

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

AFTER DEVELOPING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, PILOT LANDED, HAD ALTERNATOR BELT TIGHTENED, TOOK OFF AGAIN. BELT FAILED.

## Other reports on N4552X (1)

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

- [Accident 19920610019459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920610019459A), Jun 10, 1992: Piper PA32R300 (N4552X), Denton, MD, Substantial damage. Lost oil and power. Landed wheat field, hit a unseen ditch. 3 pistons detonation damage. Had used auto fuel. No STC.

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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