# Accident 19950826026079A: Piper PA32R300, Wichita Falls, TX, August 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1995, 14:25 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Kickapoo Downtown Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3501° N, 97.3305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3501&lon=-97.3305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9296K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9296K-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,290 total, 489 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA363) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950826026079A

## Narrative

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

NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR CAME OPEN ON LIFTOFF. ADDED AND REDUCED POWER THREE TIMES THEN TRIED NOSE HIGH RETURN.HIT POLE.

## 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 FTW95FA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA363), Aug 26, 1995: Piper PA-32R-300 (N9296K), Wichita Falls, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while diverting attention to an open cargo door. A factor was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.

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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