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FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · Los Angeles, CA · February 27, 1983

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Date
February 27, 1983 · 10:15 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
Santa Monica
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N3569X
Reported as
Piper PA32R301
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
480 total23 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N3569XRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301S/N 32R-8013030 · Built 1979Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Lost electrical power IFR en route. Squawked 7600, landed by light signals. Had failed to turn on alternator switch

As the FAA filed it

LOST ELECTRICAL POWER IFR EN ROUTE. SQUAWKED 7600, LANDED BY LIGHT SIGNALS. HAD FAILED TO TURN ON ALTERNATOR SWITCH

Other reports on N3569X · 4

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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