# Accident 19800112000689A: Piper PA28R180, Sullivan, IL, January 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1980, 12:10 local time
- Place: Sullivan, IL
- Airport: Jean Wood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5242° N, 88.6133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Jean Wood Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5242&lon=-88.6133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7646J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7646J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 296 total, 33 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEV12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800112000689A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON INITIAL LANDING ROLL. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. HIT DITCH.

## 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 CHI80FEV12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV12), Jan 12, 1980: Piper PA-28R (N7646J), Sullivan, 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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