# Incident 19790515027029I: Piper PA28R200, Ozark, AL, May 15, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ozark, AL
- Airport: Blackwell
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4591° N, 85.6405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ozark, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4591&lon=-85.6405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41873, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41873-1989-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 14 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/19790515027029I

## Narrative

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

ALTERNATOR BELT BROKE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. PILOT FAILED TO AVOID PREVENTABLE GEAR UP LANDING.

## Other reports on N41873 (2)

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

- [Accident 19831125058829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831125058829A), Nov 25, 1983: Piper PA28R200 (N41873), Zanesville, OH, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine malfunction caused airplane to land short of runway.
- [Incident 19780731044559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780731044559I), Jul 31, 1978: Piper PA28R200 (N41873), Farmerville, LA, Minor damage. Electrical failure due to broken alternator bracket. No gear extension by normal means. Failed to use alternate ext

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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