# Incident 19790514026569I: Piper PA31, Indianapolis, IN, May 14, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1979, 19:30 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33DP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 200 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/19790514026569I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL POWER LOST DUE TO ALTERNATOR FAILURE. FAULTY DIODE AND LOOSE DRIVE BELT RESPECTIVE CAUSES.

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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