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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32/ · West Chicago, IL · August 2, 1979

Date
August 2, 1979 · 17:10 local
Place
West Chicago, IL
Airport
Du Page
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2654Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FEE78
Reported as
Piper PA32/
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
274 total166 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported mixture control inop. Made hard emergency landing off side of rwy. No acft malfunction found.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED MIXTURE CONTROL INOP. MADE HARD EMERGENCY LANDING OFF SIDE OF RWY. NO ACFT MALFUNCTION FOUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.