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CHI84LA394

1984-09-19 · EVANSVILLE, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport EVV

N8033R has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (PIPER PA-31-350), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF, PLT EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE, LATER TRACED TO A BROKEN FIELD WIRE ON THE ACFT ALTERNATOR TERMINAL. PLT RETURNED FOR LANDING & PLACED GEAR HANDLE IN DOWN POSITION. GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND (ELECTRICALLY OPERATED). PLT MADE NO ATTEMPT TO VERIFY GEAR POSITION IN ABSENCE OF INDICATOR LIGHTS OR EXTEND GEAR MANUALLY. HANDBOOK PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS ON MANUAL EXTENSION PROCEDURE BUT DOES NOT ADVISE ON CONDITIONS NECESSITATING USE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI84LA394.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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