# Accident 19780605032819A: Piper 601SMITH, West Chicago, IL, June 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1978
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Du Page County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.9071° N, 88.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPAGE (DPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9071&lon=-88.2480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711NW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601SMITH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,479 total, 139 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEE43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE43-140378) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780605032819A

## Narrative

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

RT LANDING GEAR SICISSORS LUG LINK P/N 400076-501. LEFT GEAR COLLD DUE TO OVERLOAD.

## 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 CHI78FEE43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE43-140378), Jun 5, 1978: Aerostar 601P (N711NW), West Chicago, 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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