# Incident 19900528032439I: Piper PA28R200, Engelhard, NC, May 28, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1990, 14:00 local time
- Place: Engelhard, NC
- Airport: Hyde County Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5621° N, 75.9562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HYDE COUNTY (7W6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5621&lon=-75.9562&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3993X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3993X-2023-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 35 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900528032439I

## Narrative

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

RADIO FAILED EN ROUTE. DESCENDED TO VFR CONDITIONS AND LANDED GEAR UP. POWER LOSS DUE TO LOOSE ALTERNATOR.

## Other reports on N3993X (2)

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

- [Incident 19960408011209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960408011209I), Apr 8, 1996: Piper PA28R200 (N3993X), Valparaiso, FL. Narrative: aircraft on IFR flight from hickory, NC (hky) to Eglin Afb, FL (vps) while on final landing approach to rwy 19 (Eglin) engine ran rough, pilot…
- [Accident 19751130038889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751130038889A), Nov 30, 1975: Piper PA28R200 (N3993X), Pittsburgh, PA, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 20K.

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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