# Accident 19840411013679A: Piper PA28161, Hoffman Estates, IL, April 11, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1984, 11:55 local time
- Place: Hoffman Estates, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0709° N, 88.0909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0709&lon=-88.0909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8400B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 84 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840411013679A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEM CAUSED A FORCED LANDING AND UPSET IN A MUDDY FIELD. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 CHI84LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA152), Apr 11, 1984: Piper PA-28-161 (N8400B), Hoffman Estates, 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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