# Accident 19900609019469A: Piper PA28140, Farmington, MD, June 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1990, 15:00 local time
- Place: Farmington, MD
- Airport: Farmington Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6902° N, 76.0602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6902&lon=-76.0602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3456K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3456K-2012-09-12) (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 O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,208 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900609019469A

## Narrative

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

LANDING WITH AIRSPEED ALT COVERED. TOO LOW AND SLOW. CFI TRIED TAKEOVER. DOWNDRAFT CAUSED IMPACT SHORT 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 BFO90LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA055), Jun 9, 1990: Piper PA-28-140 (N3456K), Farmington, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: STUDENT PILOT'S MISJUDGED APPROACH TO LANDING AND THE INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION.

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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