# Accident 19780726027979A: Piper PA30, Wheeling, IL, July 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1978
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8788Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8788Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,841 total, 1,130 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEE58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780726027979A

## 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 CHI78FEE58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE58), Jul 26, 1978: Piper PA-30 (N8788Y), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8788Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19910116008619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910116008619I), Jan 16, 1991: Piper PA30 (N8788Y), Indianapolis, IN. Encountered unforecast icing en route. Declared emergency. Vectored by ATC to airport.

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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