# Accident 19811106083889A: Piper PA24250, Wichita, KS, November 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1981, 19:00 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Jadara
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6243P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6243P-2017-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 342 total, 115 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DCQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DCQ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811106083889A

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL FAILURE AT NIGHT. LEVELED OFF HIGH, MADE HARD LANDING. FOUND GENERATOR BELT OFF. NO FLASHLITE ON BOARD.

## 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 MKC82DCQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DCQ03), Nov 6, 1981: Piper PA-24 (N6243P), Wichita, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6243P (1)

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

- [Accident 19960412007109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960412007109A), Apr 12, 1996: Piper PA24250 (N6243P), Lakeland, FL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Over shot runway alignment on approach. Stalled in steep turn to regain alignment. Too low and slow. Low skill level

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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