- Date
- December 11, 1984, 00:55 local (06:55 UTC)
- Place
- Norfolk, NE
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3664MPiper PA-28R-201T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841211065629A
- Case key
- 33898
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt confirmed an alternator failure a short time after departing fairmont, cancelled his IFR clearance and continued to Norfolk for landing. Upon reaching his destination the plt was unable to extend the landing gear due to the electrical failure and no battery power. The plt stated he used incorrect procedures for gear extension.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3664M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-201T (PA-28R-201)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7803184
- Airframe hours
- 682
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-F, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William L. Burk
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 9, 1984 · 21 hours before
- Departed
- BURK · Fairmont, MN
- Destination
- OFK · Norfolk, NE
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- OFK · Norfolk, runway 13, 5,800 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,719 total · 689 in this make and model · 1,719 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 180° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OFK
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.