# NTSB MKC78FCQ13: Piper PA-32R, N7925C, Wichita, KS, January 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1978
- Place: Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158600
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FCQ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCQ13

## NTSB brief

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0280   78/1/8    WICHITA,KS          PIPER PA-32R        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1356
        TIME - 1830                    N7925C              PX-  0  2  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 385 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COMOTARA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANHATTON,KS                WICHITA,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNDER TORQUED
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: INCORRECT FACTORY INSTALLATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BENDIX MAGNETO D6LN-2031,SERIAL # 5275,HAD COIL RETAINING SCREWS UNDER TORQUED,GO GAGE DIDN'T FIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7925C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7925C-1978-04-05), registration cancelled 1978-04-05, S/N 32R-7680068 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Comotara

## 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 19780108002179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780108002179A), Jan 8, 1978: Piper PA32RT300, Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Bendix magneto D6LN-2031,serial # 5275,had coil retaining screws r torqued,go gage didn't fit.

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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