- Date
- February 13, 1983, 10:09 local (16:09 UTC)
- Place
- Jackson, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N47875Piper PA-28R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830213035699A
- Case key
- 12090
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Complete electrical failure occurred at 8,000 ft. the plt diverted to Jackson & the acft landed wheels-up. The plt laterstated that he thought he was familiar with the emergency gear extension procedures in the flt manual but that he might not have put the selector securely in the emergency down position. The electrical circuit between the regulator & alternator field was found to have an open circuit which would not allow the alternator to function causing battery failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47875
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7803033
- Airframe hours
- 1,940
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John Dicks
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 1, 1983 · 14 hours before
- Departed
- CLE · Cleveland, OH
- Destination
- DSM · Des Moines, IA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- JXN · Jackson, runway 23, 5,344 × 150 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 326 total · 326 in this make and model · 277 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.