# Accident 19800624024219A: Piper PA28RT201, West Chicago, IL, June 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1980, 18:45 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- 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: N2904A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2904A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,254 total, 100 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DEE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800624024219A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE ON SHORT FINAL. STUDENT & CFI BEGAN RECOVERY TOO LATE. HARD LANDING DAMAGED LEFT WING.

## 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 CHI80DEE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE31), Jun 24, 1980: Piper PA28RT (N2904A), West Chicago, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2904A (1)

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

- [Accident 19870711072439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870711072439A), Jul 11, 1987: Piper PA28RT201 (N2904A), Chelsea, MI, Substantial damage. Tried to depart a weed grown upslope damp farm strip. Unable to climb out of ground effect struck trees off end.

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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