# Accident 19831107056689A: Piper PA32R300, Columbia, SC, November 7, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1983, 11:42 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.9907° N, 81.0798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9907&lon=-81.0798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1750H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1750H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 762 total, 17 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831107056689A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL84LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA041), Nov 7, 1983: Piper PA-32R-300 (N1750H), Columbia, SC, substantial damage

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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