# Accident 19890226002609A: Piper PA28235, Liberty, NC, February 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1989, 11:15 local time
- Place: Liberty, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8508° N, 79.5709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8508&lon=-79.5709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56600, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 304 total, 161 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890226002609A

## Narrative

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

LANDED NEAR DESTINATION AT WRONG AIRPORT. LANDED FAST ON THE SHORT PRIVATE STRIP AND OVERRAN RUNWAY DOWN EMBANKMENT

## 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 ATL89LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA093), Feb 26, 1989: Piper PA-28-235 (N56600), Liberty, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT LANDING AT THE WRONG AIRPORT, CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE AIRPORT PERSONNEL TO NOTIFY THE FAA OF THE EXISTANCE OF THE AIRPORT SO IT COULD BE PROPERLY…

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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