# NTSB MKC80FCQ07: Piper PA-32, N2162E, Cedar Vale, KS, December 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1979
- Place: Cedar Vale, KS · CEDAR VALE, KS
- Location: 37.1051° N, 96.5026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Vale, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1051&lon=-96.5026&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132947
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FCQ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCQ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3051  79/12/15   CEDAR VALE,KS       PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1000                    N2162E              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 32, 2620 TOTAL HOURS, 129
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CEDAR VALE,KS               OKLAHOMA CITY,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2162E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19791215033779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791215033779A), Dec 15, 1979: Piper PA32300, Cedarvale, KS, Substantial damage. Attempted downwind takeoff from short gravel strip. Hit fence at departure end of runway.

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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