# NTSB MKC78DCQ28: Piper PA-28R, N3850T, Smith Center, KS, June 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1978
- Place: Smith Center, KS · SMITH CENTER, KS
- Location: 39.7739° N, 98.7835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smith Center, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7739&lon=-98.7835&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141296
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DCQ28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCQ28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1559  78/6/25    SMITH CENTER,KS     PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 101
        TIME - 1526                    N3850T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH CENTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SMITH CENTER,KS             TOPEKA,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LIGHT AND VARIABLE
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           100                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3850T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3850T-1981-05-06), registration cancelled 1981-05-06, S/N 28R30172, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Smith Center

## 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 19780625015429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625015429A), Jun 25, 1978: Piper PA28R180, Smith Center, 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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