# Accident 19960915028459A: Piper PA28235, Westminster, MD, September 15, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1996
- Place: Westminster, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 39.5705° N, 76.9994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5705&lon=-76.9994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9074W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9074W-1997-05-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960915028459A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND AFTER THE PILOT SAW ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY, STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED.

## 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 IAD96LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA146), Sep 15, 1996: Piper PA-28-235 (N9074W), Westminster, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgement of his speed and distance, his failure to attain the proper touchdown point during the landing, and his delay in executing a go-around (aborted landing), which resulted in an…

## Other reports on N9074W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750327008259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750327008259A), Mar 27, 1975: Piper PA28235 (N9074W), Belle Glade, FL, Substantial damage. Acft veered into ditch due high vegetation. Nr 2 cyl ex valve failed.

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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