# Accident 20150329004949A: Piper PA-28-140, West Chester, PA, March 29, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2015, 13:40 local time
- Place: West Chester, PA
- Airport: Brandywine
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9839° N, 75.5914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9839&lon=-75.5914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6842W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6842W-2018-02-16) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 228 total, 114 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150329004949A

## Narrative

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

ON 29 MARCH 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1334 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), A PIPER MODEL PA28-140, REGISTRATION NUMBER N6842W IMPACTED THE TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE BRANDYWINE AIRPORT (OQN) THAT IS LOCATED NEAR WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR TILE 14 CFR PART 91 LOCAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS TO CONDUCT A TITLE 14 CFR PART 61 FLIGHT REVIEW. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT AND POST-CRASH FIRE. THE TWO OCCUPANTS; A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE FATALLY INJURED.  THE IMPACT OCCURRED IN THE BACK YARD OF A PRIVATE RESIDENCE, THERE WERE NO GROUND INJURIES AND SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA15FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA171), Mar 29, 2015: Piper PA28 (N6842W), West Chester, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the flight instructor and the pilot to abort the takeoff after the airplane experienced a partial loss of engine power with adequate runway remaining, and their subsequent failure to…

## Other reports on N6842W (1)

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

- [Incident 19930724025559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930724025559I), Jul 24, 1993: Piper PA28140 (N6842W), Middletown, DE, Minor damage. Pilot started engine at full power. Aircraft moved forward. Struck a hanger and parked aircraft.

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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