37.4745° N, 105.8770° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Alamosa, CO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 13, 1981 · 11:35 local
Place
Alamosa, CO
Airport
Alamosa
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N76GH
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300T
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
450 in this make and model175 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.
Za zh lost electrical power. During landing gear would not free fall. Damaged prop and skin.
As the FAA filed it
ZA ZH LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. DURING LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT FREE FALL. DAMAGED PROP AND SKIN.