# Incident 19790909048619I: Piper PA32260, Kansas City, MO, September 9, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1979, 18:14 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LARA
- 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: N56176, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56176-1989-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 200 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/19790909048619I

## Narrative

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

OIL PUMP IMPELLER BROKE LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT LANDED SAFELY ENGINE S/ L1504640.

## Other reports on N56176 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790531028569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790531028569I), May 31, 1979: Piper PA32260 (N56176), Basehor, KS. Zg forced landing due to fuel starvation from selected tank.

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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