# Incident 19971121040059I: Piper PA32R301, Richwood, WV, November 21, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1997, 21:43 local time
- Place: Richwood, WV
- Airport: Richwood Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2584° N, 80.6513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RICHWOOD MUNI (3I4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2584&lon=-80.6513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4364B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4364B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 440 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971121040059I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL FAILURE DURING FLIGHT. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION EXCUTED. LH GEAR FOLDED DURING LANDING.

## Other reports on N4364B (2)

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

- [Incident 20071027824749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071027824749I), Oct 27, 2007: Piper PA32R301 (N4364B), Sedalia, MO, Minor damage. (-23) While at cruise altitude near whiteman air force base, the pilot noticed electrical problems preceded by flickering radio equipment. The pilot stated…
- [Incident 19980617017519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980617017519I), Jun 17, 1998: Piper PA32R301 (N4364B), Cincinnati, OH, Minor damage. Electrical failure. Emergency gear extension executed. Nose and rt main gear folded. Battery relay got hot.

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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