# Accident 19820328026759A: Piper PA28140, Westminster, MD, March 28, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1982, 14:13 local time
- Place: Westminster, MD
- Airport: Carrall Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5697° N, 77.0000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5697&lon=-77.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2490T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2490T-2011-09-12) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 198 total, 25 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820328026759A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF. INVESTIGATION REVEALED AIRCRAFT OVER GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT.

## 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 ATL82FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA087), Mar 28, 1982: Piper PA-28-140 (N2490T), Westminster, MD, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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