NTSB ATL84LA041 — 1983-11-07 · COLUMBIA, South Carolina, United States

Current FAA registration · N1750H

Make / Model: PIPER PA-32R-300
Year of manufacture: 1977 · 6 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 hp)
Seats / Engines: 7 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19770203
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A12E20

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1750H Piper PA-32R-300 None

Factual narrative

WHILE EN ROUTE, THE ACFT'S AMMETER WENT TO A ZERO READING, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE OCCURRED. PRIOR TO LANDING, THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR BY LETTING IT FREEFALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES. THE GEAR WARNING HORN & GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. DURING THE LANDING, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED & THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT THE ALTERNATOR DRIVE BELT HAD FAILED & THE ACFT BATTERY HAD BECOME DISCHARGED. WITH AN EXTERNAL POWER SOURCE CONECTED, THE LANDING GEAR & INDICATORS FUNCTINED PROPERLY WHEN CHECKED ON THE GROUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ATL84LA041.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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