# Incident 19941021048049I: Piper PA28R200, Elkhart, IN, October 21, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1994, 00:05 local time
- Place: Elkhart, IN
- Airport: Elkhart Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7194° N, 86.0032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELKHART MUNI (EKM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7194&lon=-86.0032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5028S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5028S) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941021048049I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRIC POWER FAILURE LIGHT. LANDED AT ELKHART. NO ANOMALIES FOUND.

## Other reports on N5028S (1)

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

- [Incident 19821014061399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821014061399I), Oct 14, 1982: Piper PA28R200 (N5028S), Newcastle, WY, Minor damage. Electric failure. Did not use emergency gear system. Partly extended gear collapsed on landing. Alternator failed.

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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