# NTSB MKC79FCQ37: Piper PA-28, N6462C, Halstead, KS, July 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1979
- Place: Halstead, KS · HALSTEAD, KS
- Location: 38.0010° N, 97.5089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Halstead, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0010&lon=-97.5089&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135072
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FCQ37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCQ37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1374  79/7/26    HALSTEAD,KS         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2928
        TIME - 1515                    N6462C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALSTEAD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DODGE CITY,KS               HALSTEAD,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- HIT AIRPORT SIGN POST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6462C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6462C), registered now, S/N 28-7816426, built 1978 (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: Halstead Muni

## 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 19790726017399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790726017399A), Jul 26, 1979: Piper PA28/, Halstead, KS, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted landing on soft runway which pulled aircraft to one side and into sign post.

## Other investigations on N6462C (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX00LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA330), Sep 4, 2000: Piper PA-28-161 (N6462C), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to detect and correct loose attachment fasteners and fretting at the landing gear attachment during maintenance inspections.

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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