# Accident 19791118030599A: Piper PA28235, Chester, MD, November 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: Chester, MD
- Airport: Castle Marina
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9602° N, 76.2875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9602&lon=-76.2875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2889G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2889G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 229 total, 3 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FIG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FIG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791118030599A

## Narrative

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

LANDED, OBSERVED OTHER ACFT ON FINAL IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION. ATTEMPTED GOAROUND TO CLEAR RWY. HIT FENCE ROW.

## 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 IAD80FIG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FIG02), Nov 18, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N2889G), Grasonville, 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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