# Accident 19791214033709A: Piper PA34200T, Osawatomie, KS, December 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Osawatomie, KS
- Airport: Paola Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4999° N, 94.9459° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Osawatomie, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4999&lon=-94.9459&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2078N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2078N-1988-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 42 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FCQ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCQ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791214033709A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT HIDDEN BARREL RUNWAY MARKERS ON LANDING ROLL. COLLAPED LEFT GEAR.HIT LEFT WING. FACTOR: HIGH WEEDS.

## 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 MKC80FCQ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCQ08), Dec 14, 1979: Piper PA-34 (N2078N), Osawatomie, 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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