# NTSB MKC80FCQ15: Piper PA-34, N47347, Hays, KS, May 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1980
- Place: Hays, KS · HAYS, KS
- Location: 38.8826° N, 99.3222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hays, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8826&lon=-99.3222&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130829
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FCQ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCQ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1196   80/5/2    HAYS,KS             PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1635                    N47347              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  27, 5026 TOTAL HOURS, 28
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAYS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAYS,KS                     LOUISVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N47347](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47347), registered now, S/N 34-7770387, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hays 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 19800502012129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800502012129A), May 2, 1980: Piper PA34200T, Hays, KS, Substantial damage. Indicates pilot inadvertently raised gear during takeoff roll. Pilot was agitated due to inability to buy fuel.

## Other investigations on N47347 (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 DEN85LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA023), Nov 6, 1984: Piper PA-34-200T (N47347), Denver, CO, substantial damage

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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