# Accident 19830426016189A: Piper PA28R180, Havana, IL, April 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1983, 13:33 local time
- Place: Havana, IL
- Airport: Havana
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3195° N, 89.9290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3195&lon=-89.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7670J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7670J-2014-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC O360B1E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 169 total, 163 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830426016189A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. STRUCK A HILL OFF END OF RUNWAY ON ATTEMPTED GO AROUND. POSSIBLE DOWNDRAFT.  CROSSWIND.

## 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 CHI83LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA190), Apr 26, 1983: Piper PA-28R (N7670J), Havana, IL, destroyed

## Other reports on N7670J (2)

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

- [Incident 19780103001019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780103001019I), Jan 3, 1978: Piper PA28R180 (N7670J), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on roll out. Cause undetermined.
- [Accident 19770213003079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770213003079A), Feb 13, 1977: Piper PA28R180 (N7670J), Portland, IN, Substantial damage. Carburetor intake air hose, pn 63633-57. Hit fence post during forced landing roll.

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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