# Accident 19830525021089A: Piper PA28151, Elgin, IL, May 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1983, 16:05 local time
- Place: Elgin, IL
- Airport: Elgin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0294° N, 88.2400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0294&lon=-88.2400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6758F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6758F-2022-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 100 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830525021089A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFTS LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF ON A LOW FINAL BY IMPACT WITH A TRUCK ON NEARBY I90. OTHER DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI83LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA227), May 25, 1983: Piper PA28-151 (N6758F), Elgin, IL, substantial damage

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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