19811106083889A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Wichita, KS · November 6, 1981

Date
November 6, 1981 · 19:00 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Jadara
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6243P
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC82DCQ03
Reported as
Piper PA24250
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
342 total115 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Electrical failure at night. Leveled off high, made hard landing. Found generator belt off. No flashlite on board.

As the FAA filed it

ELECTRICAL FAILURE AT NIGHT. LEVELED OFF HIGH, MADE HARD LANDING. FOUND GENERATOR BELT OFF. NO FLASHLITE ON BOARD.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N6243P · 1

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