# Accident 19791215033779A: Piper PA32300, Cedarvale, KS, December 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Cedarvale, KS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1051° N, 96.5026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Vale, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1051&lon=-96.5026&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2162E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,620 total, 129 in this make and model, 166 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FCQ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCQ07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791215033779A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND TAKEOFF FROM SHORT GRAVEL STRIP. HIT FENCE AT DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 MKC80FCQ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCQ07), Dec 15, 1979: Piper PA-32 (N2162E), Cedar Vale, 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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