# Accident 19831007053139A: Piper PA30, Aurora, IL, October 7, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1983, 19:52 local time
- Place: Aurora, IL
- Airport: Aurora
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7719° N, 88.4757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AURORA MUNI (ARR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7719&lon=-88.4757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7165Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,675 total, 675 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831007053139A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED NIGHT LANDING ON UNLIGHTED TEMPORARY DAYTIME ONLY RUNWAY. A AIRCRAFT HIT SEVERAL OBSTACLES.

## 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 CHI84LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA011), Oct 7, 1983: Piper PA-30 (N7165Y), Aurora, 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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