# Incident 19810904072589I: Piper PA32260, Davidsburg, MI, September 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1981, 16:20 local time
- Place: Davidsburg, MI
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3662W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3662W-1990-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 25 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810904072589I

## Narrative

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

ZA ZD ZH LOST ELECTRIAL POWER. LANDED ON HIGHWAY. ADDED WATER TO BATTERY AND RECHARGED IT, OPERATION SATISFACTORY.

## Other reports on N3662W (1)

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

- [Accident 19881123052299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881123052299A), Nov 23, 1988: Piper PA32260 (N3662W), Marquette, MI, Substantial damage. Unable to land at destination due low clouds. Ran out of fuel returning to alternate. Crashed into trees in park.

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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