# Accident 19780105003529A: Piper PA28180, Savoy, IL, January 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1978
- Place: Savoy, IL
- Airport: Univ Il Willard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 40.0591° N, 88.2545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savoy, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0591&lon=-88.2545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7784N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7784N-2013-03-11) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 317 total, 290 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEV11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780105003529A

## Narrative

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

PLT DESCENDED BELOW PUB MINIMUMS.VIZ REPORT TO PLT BELOW ONE MI.PFIRST ACT INST FLT SINCE CHK.

## 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 CHI78FEV11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV11), Jan 5, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N7784N), Savoy, 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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