# Accident 19811204079109A: Piper PA28180, Iowa Falls, IA, December 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1981, 21:15 local time
- Place: Iowa Falls, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5192° N, 93.2673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iowa Falls, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5192&lon=-93.2673&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43098, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43098) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 113 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DCD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DCD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811204079109A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC82DCD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DCD04), Dec 4, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N43098), Iowa Falls, IA, destroyed

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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