# Accident 19780622015799A: Piper PA24400, Wichita, KS, June 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1978
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Comotara
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- 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: N6549P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6549P-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total, 14 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCQ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCQ29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780622015799A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MKC78FCQ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCQ29), Jun 22, 1978: Piper PA-24 (N6549P), 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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