# NTSB MKC76DCQ14: Piper PA-34, N1040U, Hutchinson, KS, August 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1975
- Place: Hutchinson, KS · HUTCHINSON, KS
- Location: 38.0642° N, 97.9086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hutchinson, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0642&lon=-97.9086&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150749
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCQ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2901  75/8/29    HUTCHINSON,KS       PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 610
        TIME - 1220                    N1040U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 406 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HABIT FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PHOENIX,AZ                  CHARLIEVOIX,MI               HUTCHINSON,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIGHLINES ACROSS CLOSED RWY.PLT MANEUVERED TO MISS PWR LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1040U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1040U), registered now, S/N 34-7250025 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Habit Field

## 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 19750829027399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750829027399A), Aug 29, 1975: Piper PA34200, Hutchinson, KS, Substantial damage. Highlines across closed rwy. Plt maneuvered to miss pwr line.

## Other investigations on N1040U (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 NYC75FHA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHA06), Jul 31, 1974: Piper PA-34 (N1040U), Reading, PA, substantial damage

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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