# NTSB CHI80FEE07: Piper PA-24, N7058P, Chicago, IL, November 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1979
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132725
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEE07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3650  79/11/16   CHICAGO,IL          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 450
        TIME - 1716                    N7058P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 425 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANSING,IL                  CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- BTRY FOUND DISCHARGED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7058P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7058P-1998-02-04), registration cancelled 1998-02-04, S/N 242208 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Midway

## 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 19791116042789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791116042789A), Nov 16, 1979: Piper PA24, Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Rough engine. Low battery. No gear down lights. Failed to manuaal extend gear. Gear folded on landing. No engine defects

## Other investigations on N7058P (2)

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 CHI93LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA122), Mar 29, 1993: Piper PA-24-180 (N7058P), Lyons, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S USE OF AN UNSUITABLE RUNWAY.
- [NTSB MKC77FER53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER53), Jun 27, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N7058P), Winona, MN, substantial damage

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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