# NTSB MKC82DCD04: Piper PA-28, N43098, Iowa Falls, IA, December 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1981
- Place: Iowa Falls, IA · IOWA FALLS, IA
- Location: 42.5192° N, 93.2673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iowa Falls, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5192&lon=-93.2673&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123044
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DCD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DCD04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3123   81/12/4   IOWA FALLS,IA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 113
        TIME - 2115                    N43098              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IOWA FALLS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAVENPORT,IA                IOWA FALLS,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- ALTNR FAILED IN FLT,LOST BATTERY PWR APRX 200FT FM RWY.HIT SNWBNK BTN RWY LGTS & CLRD AREA ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43098](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43098), registered now, S/N 28-7405175, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Iowa Falls Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811204079109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811204079109A), Dec 4, 1981: Piper PA28180, Iowa Falls, IA, Destroyed. Alternator failed en route. Battery failed on final. Landed off side of runway into snowbank. Broken field wire.

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.

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