# Accident 19820711028719A: Piper PA28140, Conway Springs, KS, July 11, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1982, 15:00 local time
- Place: Conway Springs, KS
- Airport: Wamsley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3792° N, 97.6397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3792&lon=-97.6397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555KC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 41 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820711028719A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN TAKEOFF DOWNWIND ON SHORT PRIVATE STRIP. ABORTED TOO LATE. RAN OFF END INTO A FENCE.

## 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 MKC82DA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA123), Jul 11, 1982: Piper PA-28-140 (N555KC), Conway Springs, 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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