# NTSB ATL80FIA10: Piper PA-28R, N36739, Elkton, VA, June 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1980
- Place: Elkton, VA · ELKTON, VA
- Location: 38.4107° N, 78.6161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4107&lon=-78.6161&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130470
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FIA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2071  80/6/15    ELKTON,VA           PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 165
        TIME - 1330                    N36739              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELKTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICHMOND,VA                 ELKTON,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36739](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36739-1982-11-16), registration cancelled 1982-11-16, S/N 28R-7837289, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-201](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (registry code 7102816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elkton

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800615020039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800615020039A), Jun 15, 1980: Piper PA28/, Elkton, VA, Substantial damage. Landed long downwind. Tried a belated go-arround. Struck fences and other off end of runway.

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.

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