# Accident 19800103000019A: Piper PA34200T, Elgin, IL, January 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1980, 14:30 local time
- Place: Elgin, IL
- Airport: Elgin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0372° N, 88.2812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elgin, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0372&lon=-88.2812&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30100, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,880 total, 345 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800103000019A

## Narrative

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

CABIN DOOR CAME OPEN ON FINAL. AIRPLANE HIT FENCE SEVERING GEAR AND STABILATOR. LANDED ON RUNWAY. NO 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 CHI80FEE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE14), Jan 3, 1980: Piper PA-34 (N30100), Elgin, 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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