# Incident 19790101000409I: Piper PA23160, Kansas City, MO, January 1, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1979, 16:24 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Downtown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4162P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4162P-2004-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790101000409I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HEAVILY LOADED. ENGINE LOST POWER AT 50 FEET ON TAKEOFF. PILOT LANDED IN DEEP SNOW BESIDE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N4162P (1)

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

- [Incident 19871106071889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871106071889I), Nov 6, 1987: Piper PA23160 (N4162P), Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. Unsafe gear indication on downwind. Pumped gear down but no green lights. Nose gear collapsed on rollout.

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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