# Incident 19830105020119I: Piper PA24260, Compton, CA, January 5, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1983, 14:35 local time
- Place: Compton, CA
- Airport: Compton
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8940° N, 118.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Compton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8940&lon=-118.2275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8834P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8834P-2016-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 217 total, 67 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830105020119I

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED  COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT HAD PRIOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.

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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