# Accident 19790601012399A: Piper PA22150, College Park, MD, June 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: College Park, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9967° N, 76.9364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of College Park, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9967&lon=-76.9364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3618Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3618Z-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 206 total, 206 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FIG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790601012399A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ADVISED THAT TIRES WERE LOW. ACFT DID NOT ACCELERATE. ABORTED, RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 IAD79FIG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIG07), Jun 1, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N3618Z), College Park, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3618Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19870503077589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870503077589A), May 3, 1987: Piper PA22150 (N3618Z), Farmingdale, NJ, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on the landing roll. Veered off the runway and struck a tree.

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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