NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ATL84LA041
Registry · N1750H
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
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
Registrant of record
DILEO STEVEN
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
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.
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