19811204079109A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Iowa Falls, IA · December 4, 1981

Date
December 4, 1981 · 21:15 local
Place
Iowa Falls, IA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N43098
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC82DCD04
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
124 total113 in this make and model86 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Alternator failed en route. Battery failed on final. Landed off side of runway into snowbank. Broken field wire.

As the FAA filed it

ALTERNATOR FAILED EN ROUTE. BATTERY FAILED ON FINAL. LANDED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO SNOWBANK. BROKEN FIELD WIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.