# Incident 19911202061829I: Piper PA24260, Houston, TX, December 2, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1991, 22:01 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Intercontinental Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9140P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9140P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 70 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911202061829I

## Narrative

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

PILOT NOTICED A DISCHARGE ON AMMETER. LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

## Other reports on N9140P (1)

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

- [Incident 20020407005049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020407005049I), Apr 7, 2002: Piper PA24260 (N9140P), Portland, ME, Minor damage. (-23) On landing, right main landing gear started to collapse. After hitting a little hard, pilot added power and took off again. Attempted to get gear down…

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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