# Incident 19800501045269I: Piper PA32R300, Aurora, IL, May 1, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1980, 11:03 local time
- Place: Aurora, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7606° N, 88.3201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7606&lon=-88.3201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7010F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7010F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800501045269I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWERLINES ON FINAL APPROACH. NORMAL LANDING MADE.

## Other reports on N7010F (1)

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

- [Incident 19930309010719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930309010719I), Mar 9, 1993: Piper PA32R300 (N7010F), Mt Vernon, IL, Minor damage. Pilot landed with the gear retracted. Found no mechanical malfunction of landing gear.

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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