# NTSB MKC79IA031: Piper PA-23, N6913Y, Kansas City, MO, May 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1979
- Place: Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135564
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79IA031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79IA031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0005  79/5/25    KANSAS CITY,MO      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0740                    N6913Y              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 25, 4220 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            232 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANSAS CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              EVANSVILLE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6913Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6913Y-2021-12-04), registration cancelled 2021-12-04, S/N 27-4406 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Kansas City 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).

- [Incident 19790525027929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790525027929I), May 25, 1979: Piper PA23250, Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed during taxi, cause undetermined.

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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