# NTSB MKC80DCQ23: Piper PA-32, N3532W, Kiowa, KS, July 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1980
- Place: Kiowa, KS · KIOWA, KS
- Location: 37.0174° N, 98.4848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kiowa, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0174&lon=-98.4848&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129800
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCQ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCQ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1186   80/7/1    KIOWA,KS            PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 177
        TIME - 1000                    N3532W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KIOWA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KIOWA,KS                    FOLLETT,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3532W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3532W-2001-01-20), registration cancelled 2001-01-20, S/N 32-418 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kiowa

## 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 19800701022919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800701022919A), Jul 1, 1980: Piper PA32260, Kiowa, KS, Substantial damage. Unable to stop on runway. Ran off end of short runway. Crosswind, unskilled pilot.

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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