# Incident 19850206008639I: Piper PA32RT300, Oshkosh, WI, February 6, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1985, 06:57 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0232° N, 88.5623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oshkosh, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0232&lon=-88.5623&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36555, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36555) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 500 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/19850206008639I

## Narrative

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

BATTERY SHORTED OUT. LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. REVERSED COURSE LANDING VFR.

## Other reports on N36555 (1)

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

- [Accident 20020425009239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020425009239A), Apr 25, 2002: Piper PA32RT300 (N36555), Viburnum, MO, No damage. (-23) Pilot and three passengers weighed a total of 1,005 pounds. Airplane had 432 pounds of fuel. By the pilot's calculations after the accident, the airplane…

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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