# NTSB CHI80FEE11: Piper PA-30, N7119Y, Chicago, IL, December 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 6, 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133101
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEE11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3290   79/12/6 NR.CHICAGO,IL         PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 3096
        TIME - 1929                    N7119Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1484 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - O'HARE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CHICAGO,IL                   LAFAYETTE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- ACFT WAS STRUCK BY TUG WHILE TAXIING TO ACTIVE,DARK NIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7119Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7119Y), registered now, S/N 30-138, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: O'Hare Intl

## 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 19791206036449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791206036449A), Dec 6, 1979: Piper PA30, Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. The aircraft was struck by a baggage tug while taxiing for a night departure.

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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