# NTSB ATL80FIG14: Piper PA-28R, N3994F, Chester, MD, August 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1980
- Place: Chester, MD · CHESTER, MD
- Location: 38.9602° N, 76.2875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9602&lon=-76.2875&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129119
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FIG14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIG14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2403   80/8/7    CHESTER,MD          PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 435
        TIME - 1615                    N3994F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CASTLE MARINA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESTER,MD                  ALBION,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- NOSED OVER IN SHALLOW WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3994F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3994F-2013-02-01), registration cancelled 2013-02-01, S/N 28R-7635393, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Castle Marina

## 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 19800807034729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800807034729A), Aug 7, 1980: Piper PA28R200, Chester, MD, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climb-out. Cause undetermined. Failed to use proper emergency landing procedures.

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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