36.0176° N, 75.6716° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at FIRST FLIGHT (FFA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 5, 1992 · 09:00 local
Place
Kill Devil Hill, NC
Airport
First Flight Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N38827
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Total electrical failure en route. Returned to departure point. Landed gear up. No current medical.
As the FAA filed it
TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE EN ROUTE. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE POINT. LANDED GEAR UP. NO CURRENT MEDICAL.