# Incident 19820720047899I: Piper PA28R200, Scottsdale, AZ, July 20, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1982, 09:36 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9701K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9701K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC O360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,320 total, 10 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820720047899I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED WHEN ALTERNATOR BRACKET 79584-08 BROKE, RESULTING IN BATTERY DISCHARGE.

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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