# Accident 19810122001209A: Piper PA32R300, Birmingham, AL, January 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1435H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 637 total, 11 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FKJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKJ09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810122001209A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOWER GEAR ELECTRICAL OR MANUAL. LANDED GEAR UP. ALTERNATOR AND VOLTAGE REG. OUT. MISUSED MANUAL GEAR.

## 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 ATL81FKJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKJ09), Jan 22, 1981: Piper PA-32R (N1435H), Birmingham, AL, 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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