# Accident 19790319034639A: Piper PA28140, Chicago, IL, March 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1979, 23:45 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Midway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N573PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N573PA-2005-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEE87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE87) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790319034639A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOUCHED DOWN LONG ON A WET RUNWAY. HE DOES NOT KNOW WHEN DAMAGE OCCURRED.

## 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 CHI79DEE87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE87), Mar 19, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N573PA), Chicago, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N573PA (2)

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

- [Accident 20030111002709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030111002709A), Jan 11, 2003: Piper PA28140 (N573PA), New Middletown, OH, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot reported being unable to advance the engine throttle during a reduced power maneuver being performed for an instructional flight. The pilot…
- [Incident 20000831029579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000831029579I), Aug 31, 2000: Piper PA28140 (N573PA), New Castle, PA, Minor damage. (-23)Investigation of this incident revealed the following information: on 8-31-2000, a PA-28-140, N573PA landed on runway 5 at 2G7 airport at 1115 local time…

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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