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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Elgin, IL · January 3, 1980

Date
January 3, 1980 · 14:30 local
Place
Elgin, IL
Airport
Elgin
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N30100
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FEE14
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,880 total345 in this make and model76 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.

Cabin door came open on final. Airplane hit fence severing gear and stabilator. Landed on runway. No defects.

As the FAA filed it

CABIN DOOR CAME OPEN ON FINAL. AIRPLANE HIT FENCE SEVERING GEAR AND STABILATOR. LANDED ON RUNWAY. NO DEFECTS.

NTSB investigation

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