# Accident 19750216002529A: Piper PA28140, Bowie, MD, February 16, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1975
- Place: Bowie, MD
- Airport: Freeway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.9414° N, 76.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FREEWAY (W00), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9414&lon=-76.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5457S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5457S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 84 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75FIG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750216002529A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES APRX 50FT HI ABT 3500FT BFR APCH END OF RWY 36.

## 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 IAD75FIG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIG12), Feb 16, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N5457S), Bowie, MD, substantial damage

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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