# Incident 19870603021869I: Piper PA32R301T, Charleston, WV, June 3, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1987, 12:45 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Yeager
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FEBA
- Location: 38.3731° N, 81.5932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Yeager Airport (CRW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3731&lon=-81.5932&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9264A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9264A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 500 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870603021869I

## Narrative

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

ALTERNATOR FAILED SHORT OF DESTINATION. ATC CLEARED AIRCRAFT TO VFR SAFE LANDING. ALTERNATOR BELT HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N9264A (1)

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

- [Incident 20251123019639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251123019639I), Nov 23, 2025: Piper PA-32R-301 (N9264A), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Pilot statement: on November 23, 2025, I departed tamiami executive airport (ktmb) at approximately 10:00 a.m., en route to Orlando Executive Airport (korl),…

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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