# Accident 19761103035289A: Piper PA23160, Wichita, KS, November 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1976
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Riverside
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.7481° N, 97.4067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Riverside Airport (K32), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7481&lon=-97.4067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4158P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 893 total, 51 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FCQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCQ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761103035289A

## Narrative

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

CABIN DOOR CAME OPEN CAUSING BUFFET.FEATHERED RIGHT ENGINE-UNDERSHOT RUNWAY ON SINGLE ENGINE APCH.

## 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 MKC77FCQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCQ04), Nov 3, 1976: Piper PA-23 (N4158P), Wichita, 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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