# Accident 19820722033539A: Piper PA28180, Hartsburg, IL, July 22, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1982, 12:30 local time
- Place: Hartsburg, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2496° N, 89.4408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2496&lon=-89.4408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7304W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7304W-1985-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 173 total, 78 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820722033539A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED ENTERING CLOUDS THEN DIVING OUT OF CLOUDS UNTIL COLLISION WITH GROUND.

## 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 CHI82FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA266), Jul 22, 1982: Piper PA-28-180 (N7304W), Hartsburg, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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