# Accident 19730712036719A: Piper PA28180, Elgin, IL, July 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1973
- Place: Elgin, IL
- Airport: Elgin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 42.0372° N, 88.2812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elgin, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0372&lon=-88.2812&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1226T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1226T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 10 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74AC005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730712036719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LDG RWY 18,DRIFTED L.HIT PICKUP TOWING MOWER ABT 2/3 DWN,84 FT L OF RWY.RWY 23 AVAIL FOR USE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI74AC005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC005), Jul 12, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N1226T), Elgin, IL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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