# Incident 19831108070619I: Piper PA28R200, Waterloo, IA, November 8, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1983, 10:45 local time
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Airport: Waterloo
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5584° N, 92.4010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERLOO RGNL (ALO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5584&lon=-92.4010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9354N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9354N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,044 total, 110 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831108070619I

## Narrative

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

CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED ON CLIMBOUT. LOST ALTERNATOR CHARGE. FIELD WIRE FROM ALTERNATOR SHORTED ON HOT EXHAUST PIPE

## Other reports on N9354N (1)

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

- [Accident 19761120037339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761120037339A), Nov 20, 1976: Piper PA28R200 (N9354N), Chesterfield, MO, Substantial damage. Mechanic failed to properly install magneto and left a nut loose on nb 3 conrod drg overhaul.

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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