41.5934° N, 87.3464° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, IN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 14, 1985 · 21:57 local
Place
Gary, IN
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N4298P
Reported as
Piper PA23160
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B3B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,004 total427 in this make and model36 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.
Electrical failure of interior and exterior position lights at night. After landing, found circuit breaker out.
As the FAA filed it
ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR POSITION LIGHTS AT NIGHT. AFTER LANDING, FOUND CIRCUIT BREAKER OUT.