# Accident 19780108002179A: Piper PA32RT300, Wichita, KS, January 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1978
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Comotara
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7925C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7925C-1978-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,356 total, 385 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCQ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780108002179A

## Narrative

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

BENDIX MAGNETO D6LN-2031,SERIAL # 5275,HAD COIL RETAINING SCREWS R TORQUED,GO GAGE DIDN'T FIT.

## 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 MKC78FCQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCQ13), Jan 8, 1978: Piper PA-32R (N7925C), 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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