# Accident 19800502012129A: Piper PA34200T, Hays, KS, May 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1980, 16:35 local time
- Place: Hays, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8826° N, 99.3222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hays, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8826&lon=-99.3222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47347, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47347) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,026 total, 28 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FCQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCQ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800502012129A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES PILOT INADVERTENTLY RAISED GEAR DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. PILOT WAS AGITATED DUE TO INABILITY TO BUY FUEL.

## 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 MKC80FCQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCQ15), May 2, 1980: Piper PA-34 (N47347), Hays, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N47347 (3)

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

- [Incident 19950325008959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950325008959I), Mar 25, 1995: Piper PA34200 (N47347), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: on March 25, 1995, at 1025 MST, a Piper PA-34, N47347, registered to johnson and johnson, d/b/a emery aviation college, landed gear-up on landing at…
- [Accident 19841105062509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841105062509A), Nov 5, 1984: Piper PA34200T (N47347), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Vehicle running across taxiway at night ran in front of taxiing aircraft and collision occurred.
- [Incident 19800710060269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800710060269I), Jul 10, 1980: Piper PA34200T (N47347), Hays, KS, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed due to improper wiring installation.

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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