# NTSB MKC75FCG30: Piper PA-30, N300RE, Kansas City, MO, February 10, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1975
- Place: Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147837
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0433  75/2/10    KANSAS CITY,MO      PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 5560
        TIME - 1830                    N300RE              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1280 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANSAS CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POPLAR BLUFF,MO             KANSAS CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- ELEC FAILURE AT NIGHT DIDNT UTILIZE EMGCY GR SYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N300RE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N300RE), registered now, S/N 30-841, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kansas City Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750210004179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750210004179A), Feb 10, 1975: Piper PA30, Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. Elec failure at night didnt utilize emgcy gr sys.

## Other investigations on N300RE (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 LAX00LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA287), Aug 4, 2000: Piper PA-30 (N300RE), Davis, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the dual student's improper response to a simulated engine failure and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action and inadequate supervision of the flight.

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.

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