# Accident 20120528009211A: Piper PA-28-140, Sumerduck, VA, May 28, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2012, 16:04 local time
- Place: Sumerduck, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4858° N, 77.7072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4858&lon=-77.7072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23SC-2012-08-01) (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 PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,151 total, 500 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12RA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12RA367) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120528009211A

## Narrative

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

N6658R COLLIDED WITH N23SC MIDAIR 5 NM FROM THE WARRENTON-FAQUIER AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. N23WSC MADE AND OFF-FIELD EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ERA12RA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12RA367), May 28, 2012: Piper PA-28-140 (N23SC), Sumerduck, VA, substantial damage, 2 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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