# Accident 19750808029779A: Piper PA24400, Liberal, KS, August 8, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1975
- Place: Liberal, KS
- Airport: Liberal Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 37.0461° N, 100.9277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liberal, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0461&lon=-100.9277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6270P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6270P-2006-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,347 total, 250 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCQ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750808029779A

## Narrative

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

NR 3 CYL EXTSV DMG IN PISTON PIN AREA PIN PLUG NOT FOUND.WHEELS DWN LNDG IN PLOWED FLD.

## 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 MKC76FCQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCQ05), Aug 8, 1975: Piper PA-24 (N6270P), Liberal, KS, 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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