# Accident 19740331014219A: Piper PA28180, Plainfield, IL, March 31, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1974
- Place: Plainfield, IL
- Airport: Riley Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.6294° N, 88.2456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6294&lon=-88.2456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17079, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17079) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 500 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEE76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE76) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740331014219A

## Narrative

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

HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND AFT FUSELAGE DMGD.

## 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 CHI74DEE76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE76), Mar 31, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N17079), Plainfield, 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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