# NTSB MKC79FA056: Piper PA-28, N6146H, Chanute, KS, September 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1979
- Place: Chanute, KS · CHANUTE, KS
- Location: 37.6697° N, 95.4642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chanute, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6697&lon=-95.4642&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133090
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FA056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3119  79/9/20    CHANUTE,KS          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1341                    N6146H              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANUTE MARTIN JO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA,KS                  JOPLIN,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W/HAY BALE 100' FROM R/W EDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6146H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6146H-2011-07-20), registration cancelled 2011-07-20, S/N 28-7816228, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chanute Martin Jo

## 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 19790920028769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790920028769A), Sep 20, 1979: Piper PA28/, Chanute, KS, Destroyed. Student pilot became lost. Landed long at unscheduled airport. Veered off side of runway. Hit hay bale.

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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