# Incident 19830227015889I: Piper PA32R301, Los Angeles, CA, February 27, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1983, 10:15 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0158° N, 118.4513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA MONICA MUNI (SMO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0158&lon=-118.4513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3569X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3569X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 23 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830227015889I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20260720010099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260720010099I), Jul 20, 2026: Piper PA-32R-301 (N3569X), Springfield, OH, Minor damage. The pilot reported while landing at Springfield-Beckley airport (sgh), the gear was selected down and the gear indicated down and locked with 3 green…
- [Incident 19840808046439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840808046439I), Aug 8, 1984: Piper PA32R301 (N3569X), San Diego, CA. Unsafe gear down indication on approach. Used emergency gear system. Nose gear down switch defective.
- [Incident 19821230069979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821230069979I), Dec 30, 1982: Piper PA32* (N3569X), Brawley, CA. Pilot struck wires while landing. No damage. Wires unlighted and unmarked. Wires not listed in airport directory.
- [Incident 19821104068719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821104068719I), Nov 4, 1982: Piper PA32R301 (N3569X), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Left wing tip struck propeller spinner on adjacent parked aircraft while leaving parking area.

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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