- Date
- November 3, 1976
- Place
- Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4158PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report January 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761103035289A
- Case key
- 156315
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3544 76/11/3 WICHITA,KS PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 893 TIME - 1120 N4158P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WICHITA,KS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DOOR/PANEL OPEN AIRFRAME BUFFET REMARKS- CABIN DOOR CAME OPEN CAUSING BUFFET.FEATHERED RIGHT ENGINE-UNDERSHOT RUNWAY ON SINGLE ENGINE APCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4158P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Riverside
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.