# Accident 19771127041959A: Piper PA28R200, Joliet, IL, November 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1977
- Place: Joliet, IL
- Airport: Joliet Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 41.5177° N, 88.1754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOLIET RGNL (JOT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5177&lon=-88.1754&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4980S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4980S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 246 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEE09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771127041959A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI78DEE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEE09), Nov 27, 1977: Piper PA-28R (N4980S), Joliet, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4980S (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20180309001799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180309001799I), Mar 9, 2018: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4980S), Rochester, IN, Minor damage. Description: The flight departed new kent county airport, located in quinton, Virginia (W96) enroute to richland, WI with a planned fuel stop in winamac, IN…
- [Incident 19870124026869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870124026869I), Jan 24, 1987: Piper PA28R200 (N4980S), Jamesville, WI, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Nose gear down mirco switch failed. Suspect wheel did not lock down due to cold.

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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