19851023052919A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28RT-201T · Hopkinsville, KY · October 23, 1985

Date
October 23, 1985 · 11:30 local
Place
Hopkinsville, KY
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8277Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86FLQ03
Reported as
Piper PA28RT201T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360FB
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
509 total248 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Alternator bearing failed, resulting in complete electrical failure. Damage to airframe while landing in a field.

As the FAA filed it

ALTERNATOR BEARING FAILED, RESULTING IN COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME WHILE LANDING IN A FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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