# Accident 19830204004959A: Piper PA28180, Chicago, IL, February 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1983, 18:35 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Midway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7856° N, 87.7527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7856&lon=-87.7527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40793, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40793-1990-07-19) (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 O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 129 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830204004959A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS STARTED AND RAN INTO PARKED AIRCRAFT ON RAMP.SNOW ON RAMP SURFACE.

## 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 CHI83LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA100), Feb 5, 1983: Piper PA-28-180 (N40793), Chicago, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40793 (2)

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

- [Accident 19900209001829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900209001829A), Feb 9, 1990: Piper PA28181 (N40793), Norton, VA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into trees near mountain top. Low ceiling and visibility in area with light rain.
- [Incident 19850428027509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850428027509I), Apr 28, 1985: Piper PA28180 (N40793), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Lost directional control when left main gear torque link broke.

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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