# Accident 19801002049699A: Piper PA28181, Huntley, IL, October 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1980, 22:32 local time
- Place: Huntley, IL
- Airport: Landings
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1608° N, 88.4355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntley, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1608&lon=-88.4355&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3071H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3071H-1996-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 211 total, 17 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801002049699A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL, OVERSHOT RUNWAY. RAN OUT OF FUEL ON GO-AROUND. STRUCK BARN, NOT SEEN IN DARK.

## 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 CHI81FEE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE01), Oct 2, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N3071H), Huntley, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3071H (3)

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

- [Accident 19950911033079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950911033079A), Sep 11, 1995: Piper PA28181 (N3071H), Lyons, WI, Substantial damage. Approach too fast. Floated bounced and elected late go around flaps down. Ran off end into trees. Runway 2100FT. (-23) on September 11, 1995 at 1517 CDT, a…
- [Incident 19880529041019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880529041019I), May 29, 1988: Piper PA28181 (N3071H), West Chicago, IL, Minor damage. On downwind for runway 28, advised departing traffic on 15,continued approach, landing on grass next to runway.
- [Incident 19831107070479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831107070479I), Nov 7, 1983: Piper PA28181 (N3071H), Elgin, IL, Minor damage. Landed on a closed and unlighted airport at night in thick fog. Overran the departure end of the runway.

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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