# Incident 19791019053409I: Piper PA32R300, Peoria, IL, October 19, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1979, 12:10 local time
- Place: Peoria, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6936° N, 89.5890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peoria, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6936&lon=-89.5890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8304C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8304C-2010-04-01) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 50 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/19791019053409I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL FAILURE DUE TO FAILED ALTERNATOR BELT. PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR MANUALLY, NO DEFECTS FOUND IN GEAR.

## Other reports on N8304C (2)

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

- [Accident 20000901009569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000901009569A), Sep 1, 2000: Piper PA32R300 (N8304C), Garner, IA, No damage. (-23) Piolot was enroute to mason city, Iowa airport about 14 miles west and at 4,000 feet, the a/c began to vibrate, low oil pressure was experienced and…
- [Incident 19860608032189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860608032189I), Jun 8, 1986: Piper PA32R300 (N8304C), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. Added power after flare when 2 deer appeared on the runway. Cleared for go around. Left flap actuating rod broken.

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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