# Accident 19940113000349A: Piper PA28236, Highland, IN, January 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1994, 16:15 local time
- Place: Highland, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5194° N, 87.4209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5194&lon=-87.4209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8117Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8117Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,156 total, 388 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940113000349A

## Narrative

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

LOST ELECTRIC POWER.LANDED IN FROZEN PLOWED FIELD COLLAPSING GEAR. ALTERNATOR LUG TAB FAILED. WEATHER ALSO A FACTOR

## 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 CHI94LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA062), Jan 13, 1994: Piper PA-28-236 (N8117Z), Highland, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: An electrical system failure due to a fractured alternator mounting lug. Factors related to the accident were the rough terrain, and decreasing visibility due to snow and darkness.

## Other reports on N8117Z (2)

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

- [Incident 19880912052989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880912052989I), Sep 12, 1988: Piper PA28236 (N8117Z), Newton, IN. Attitude gyro malfunction caused autopilot to follow incorrect pitch information. Landed and exchanged gyro.
- [Accident 19840106001229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840106001229A), Jan 6, 1984: Piper PA28236 (N8117Z), Del Rio, TX, Substantial damage. Landed in a crab angle then overran runway into a ditch.

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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