# Accident 19780401005309A: Piper PA32RT300, Kansas City, MO, April 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1978
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4824S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4824S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,213 total, 858 in this make and model, 153 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780401005309A

## Narrative

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

FORWARD BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED DURING TAXI.

## 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 MKC78FCG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG21), Apr 1, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N4824S), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4824S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830612026129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830612026129A), Jun 12, 1983: Piper PA32260 (N4824S), Waukegan, IL, Substantial damage. Flight instructor allowed student to make a damage producing hard landing during a complex aircraft check out.

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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