# Accident 19740614020589A: Piper PA28151, Selbyville, DE, June 14, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1974
- Place: Selbyville, DE
- Airport: Warrington Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.4626° N, 75.1749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Warrington Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4626&lon=-75.1749&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40925, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40925) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 116 total, 59 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DHD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DHD40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740614020589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OVER RAN RWY,STRUCK A DITCH,CROSSED A ROAD.QUARTERING TAILWIND 8K.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 IAD74DHD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DHD40), Jun 14, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N40925), Selbyville, DE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40925 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19791020030159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791020030159A), Oct 20, 1979: Piper PA28151 (N40925), Rockingham, NC, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel enroute at night. Landed on highway, hit a sign. Failed to visually check fuel on preflight.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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