- Date
- September 20, 1982, 14:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place
- Dubois, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N330CPPiper PA-30F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820920048139A
- Case key
- 70512
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that shortly after takeoff the radio master circuit breaker tripped. He repositioned the switch but it tripped again. As the flight returned to the airport the landing gear and flap trim failed to respond. The pilot confirmed a complete loss of electrical power and with smoke and fumes in the cockpit elected to land gear-up. Investigation revealed a short between the alternator filter assembly. One of the internal wires was found shorting to the case.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N330CP
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30-1884
- Airframe hours
- 5,505
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-B1A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kayok, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Kayok, Inc.
- Departed
- DUJ · Dubois, PA
- Destination
- DUJ · Dubois, PA
- Airport
- DUJ · Dubois/Jefferson, runway 25, 5,505 × 100 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
- 67
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,508 total · 131 in this make and model · 1,372 as pilot in command · 55 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 145 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.