Piper PA-30 N7165Y
7 October 1983 · Aurora, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 October 1983 at about 00:52 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N7165Y was involved in an accident near Aurora, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Aurora, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Auroro (ARR)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N7165Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Moline → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI84LA011
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
APPROACHING THE DESTINATION ARPT THE PLT WAS ADVISED BY AURORA LOCAL CONTROL THAT THE ONLY AVAILABLE LANDING AREA WAS ANUNLIGHTED TAXIWAY, DESIGNATED TEMPORARY RWY 9/27, USED AS A DAY VFR RWY. USE OF THE TEMPORARY RWY AFTER SUNSET WAS NOT AUTHORIZED, & THE PLT WAS ADVISED THAT ALL ARPT LIGHTING, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ROTATING BEACON, WILL BE OFF. THE PLT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT LANDING ON THE TEMPORARY RWY WOULD BE AT THE PLT'S OWN RISK. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN 490 FT SHORT, & NORTH OF THE TAXIWAY, CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 325 FT PARALLELING THE TAXIWAY, ACROSS THE N/S TAXIWAY & STRUCK FOUR TAXI LIGHTS, VEERED LEFT & CROSSED THE N/S RWY, CROSSED THE SE CORNER OF THE TEMPORARY RWY, & OVER A GULLEY AT WHICH POINT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED. THE TOWER HAD ISSUED A NOTAM DATED 9/2/83, EFFECTIVE 9/6/83, ADVISING OF THE CONSTRUCTION & LANDING RESTRICTIONS. TO THE BEST OF THE PLT'S RECOLLECTION HE DID NOT ASK FSS FOR A NOTAM CHECK DURING HIS PREFLIGHT BRIEFING, NOR DID THE FSS ADVISE THE PLT OF THE NOTAM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-30 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-30 | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | Allen, John H. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-30 | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | Devoe Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1983 | Piper PA-30 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-30 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-30 | Montgomery, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1983 | Raven S55A | Rockford, Illinois, United States | David M. Sgricca | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1983 | Cessna 182G | Dongola, Illinois, United States | Robert Etherton | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1983 | Cessna 305A | Park Forrest, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1983 | Cessna 177 | Wonder Lake, Illinois, United States | Ronald N. Kritzman | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | East Peoria, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1983 | Cessna 152 | Harrisburg, Illinois, United States | Brown Aviation | No injuries | - |