# NTSB MKC77FCQ41: Piper PA-23, N54797, Minneapolis, KS, June 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1977
- Place: Minneapolis, KS · MINNEAPOLIS, KS
- Location: 39.1243° N, 97.6997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1243&lon=-97.6997&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147628
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FCQ41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCQ41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1524  77/6/15    MINNEAPOLIS,KS      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0400                    N54797              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  35, 9529 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1315 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MINNEAPOLIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINNEAPOLIS,KS              KANSAS CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N54797](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54797-1977-07-14), registration cancelled 1977-07-14, S/N 277554098 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM)](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250-6pclm) (registry code 7102313) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Minneapolis

## 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 19770615016159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770615016159A), Jun 15, 1977: Piper PA23250, Minneapolis, KS, Destroyed

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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