# Accident 19810101001079A: Piper PA24260, Laverne, CA, January 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1981, 18:30 local time
- Place: Laverne, CA
- Airport: Brackett
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0917° N, 117.7818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRACKETT FLD (POC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0917&lon=-117.7818&mi=10
- Aircraft: N841PS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N841PS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 506 total, 452 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810101001079A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX81DUG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG08), Jan 1, 1981: Piper PA-24 (N841PS), Laverne, CA, substantial damage

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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