19810101001079A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Laverne, CA · January 1, 1981

Date
January 1, 1981 · 18:30 local
Place
Laverne, CA
Airport
Brackett
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N841PS
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DUG08
Reported as
Piper PA24260
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
506 total452 in this make and model108 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Malfunctioning alternator, lost electric power. Unable to lower gear manually. Gear problem not reported.

As the FAA filed it

MALFUNCTIONING ALTERNATOR, LOST ELECTRIC POWER. UNABLE TO LOWER GEAR MANUALLY. GEAR PROBLEM NOT REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.