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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Medicine Lodge, KS · February 17, 1976

Date
February 17, 1976
Place
Medicine Lodge, KS
Airport
Medicine Lodge
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N41513
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC76DCQ37
Reported as
Piper PA34200
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,700 total300 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Drg turn-around in overrun area tall dry grass caught on fire. Eng shutdown plt 3 pax deplaned ok.

As the FAA filed it

DRG TURN-AROUND IN OVERRUN AREA TALL DRY GRASS CAUGHT ON FIRE.ENG SHUTDOWN PLT 3 PAX DEPLANED OK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.