# Accident 19790802022309A: Piper PA32/, West Chicago, IL, August 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1979, 17:10 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Du Page
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N2654Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2654Q-1996-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 274 total, 166 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEE78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE78) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790802022309A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI79FEE78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE78), Aug 2, 1979: Piper PA-32R (N2654Q), 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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