# Accident 19791116042789A: Piper PA24, Chicago, IL, November 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1979, 17:16 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7856° N, 87.7527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (MDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7856&lon=-87.7527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7058P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7058P-1998-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 425 in this make and model, 221 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791116042789A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE.LOW BATTERY.NO GEAR DOWN LIGHTS.FAILED TO MANUAAL EXTEND GEAR.GEAR FOLDED ON LANDING.NO ENGINE DEFECTS

## 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 CHI80FEE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE07), Nov 16, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N7058P), Chicago, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7058P (3)

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

- [Accident 19930329007359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930329007359A), Mar 29, 1993: Piper PA24180 (N7058P), Lyons, WI, Substantial damage. Tried to depart closed wet soft short strip unable flying speed. Lifted briefly. Overran runway into a ditch.
- [Incident 19820705037209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820705037209I), Jul 5, 1982: Piper PA24 (N7058P), Griffith, IL, Minor damage. Failed to lower gear for landing. Reported mechanical problems en route, none found.
- [Accident 19770627017329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770627017329A), Jun 27, 1977: Piper PA24 (N7058P), Winona, MN, Substantial damage. Gen belt came off pulleys,gr extended manually. Worn,improperly adjusted drag link. Gr collapsed.

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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