# NTSB MKC76DCQ37: Piper PA-34, N41513, Medicine Lodge, KS, February 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1976
- Place: Medicine Lodge, KS · MEDICINE LODGE, KS
- Location: 37.2851° N, 98.5812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medicine Lodge, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2851&lon=-98.5812&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152874
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCQ37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0335  76/2/17    MEDICINE LODGE,KS   PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 6700
        TIME - 1440                    N41513              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEDICINE LODGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STILLWATER,OK               MEDICINE LODGE,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- DRG TURN-AROUND IN OVERRUN AREA TALL DRY GRASS CAUGHT ON FIRE.ENG SHUTDOWN PLT 3 PAX DEPLANED OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41513](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41513-1976-04-02), registration cancelled 1976-04-02, S/N 34-7450126 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Medicine Lodge

## 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 19760217002409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760217002409A), Feb 17, 1976: Piper PA34200, Medicine Lodge, KS, Destroyed. Drg turn-around in overrun area tall dry grass caught on fire. Eng shutdown plt 3 pax deplaned ok.

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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