# Incident 19831107070479I: Piper PA28181, Elgin, IL, November 7, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1983, 19:15 local time
- Place: Elgin, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0372° N, 88.2812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elgin, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0372&lon=-88.2812&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3071H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3071H-1996-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 56 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831107070479I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON A CLOSED AND UNLIGHTED AIRPORT AT NIGHT IN THICK FOG. OVERRAN THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N3071H (3)

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

- [Accident 19950911033079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950911033079A), Sep 11, 1995: Piper PA28181 (N3071H), Lyons, WI, Substantial damage. Approach too fast. Floated bounced and elected late go around flaps down. Ran off end into trees. Runway 2100FT. (-23) on September 11, 1995 at 1517 CDT, a…
- [Incident 19880529041019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880529041019I), May 29, 1988: Piper PA28181 (N3071H), West Chicago, IL, Minor damage. On downwind for runway 28, advised departing traffic on 15,continued approach, landing on grass next to runway.
- [Accident 19801002049699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801002049699A), Oct 2, 1980: Piper PA28181 (N3071H), Huntley, IL, Substantial damage. Low on fuel, overshot runway. Ran out of fuel on go-around. Struck barn, not seen in dark.

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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