# Accident 19851023052919A: Piper PA28RT201T, Hopkinsville, KY, October 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1985, 11:30 local time
- Place: Hopkinsville, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8495° N, 87.4894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8495&lon=-87.4894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8277Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8277Y-1988-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 509 total, 248 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FLQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FLQ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851023052919A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL86FLQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FLQ03), Oct 23, 1985: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N8277Y), Hopkinsvile, KY, 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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