# NTSB CHI79FEE78: Piper PA-32R, N2654Q, West Chicago, IL, August 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1979
- Place: West Chicago, IL · WEST CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8953° N, 88.2205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Chicago, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8953&lon=-88.2205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134646
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEE78
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE78

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2241   79/8/2    WEST CHICAGO,IL     PIPER PA-32R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 274
        TIME - 1710                    N2654Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 167 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUPAGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLOOMINGTON,IL              APPLETON,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2654Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2654Q-1996-05-01), registration cancelled 1996-05-01, S/N 32R7780257 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dupage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790802022309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790802022309A), Aug 2, 1979: Piper PA32/, West Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot reported mixture control inop. Made hard emergency landing off side of rwy. No acft malfunction found.

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.

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