# Accident 19780902023719A: Ryan PT22, Hiawatha, KS, September 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1978
- Place: Hiawatha, KS
- Airport: Hiawatha Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 39.8792° N, 95.5253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HIAWATHA MUNI (K87), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8792&lon=-95.5253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48587, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48587) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR (registry code 7830502, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner R5 series (registry code 37504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN PT22
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,490 total, 5 in this make and model, 223 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780902023719A

## 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 MKC78FCG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG63), Sep 2, 1978: Ryan PT-22 (N48587), Hiawatha, 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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