# Accident 19800807034729A: Piper PA28R200, Chester, MD, August 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1980, 16:15 local time
- Place: Chester, MD
- Airport: Chester Marina
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- 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: N3994F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3994F-2013-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 435 total, 103 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FIG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIG14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800807034729A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB-OUT. CAUSE UNDETERMINED. FAILED TO USE PROPER EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURES.

## 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 ATL80FIG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIG14), Aug 7, 1980: Piper PA-28R (N3994F), Chester, 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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