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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Columbia, SC · November 7, 1983

Date
November 7, 1983 · 11:42 local
Place
Columbia, SC
Airport
Metro
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1750H
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL84LA041
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
762 total17 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Gear collapsed during landing. Battery discharged because alternator drive belt was broken.

As the FAA filed it

GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING. BATTERY DISCHARGED BECAUSE ALTERNATOR DRIVE BELT WAS BROKEN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.