# Accident 19760217002409A: Piper PA34200, Medicine Lodge, KS, February 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1976
- Place: Medicine Lodge, KS
- Airport: Medicine Lodge
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 37.2654° N, 98.5479° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEDICINE LODGE (K51), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2654&lon=-98.5479&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41513, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41513-1976-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,700 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76DCQ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760217002409A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC76DCQ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ37), Feb 17, 1976: Piper PA-34 (N41513), Medicine Lodge, 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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