# Accident 19800618021759A: Piper PA28161, West Chicago, IL, June 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1980, 01:20 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Dupage Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9071° N, 88.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPAGE (DPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9071&lon=-88.2480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81351, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81351-2005-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 99 total, 29 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEE28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800618021759A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREE ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. HIT GAS PUMPS TAXIING TO PARK. LANDING & TAXI LIGHT INOP. ALCOHOL INVOLVED.

## 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 CHI80FEE28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE28), Jun 18, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N81351), West Chicago, 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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