# NTSB CHI79DEX29: Piper PA-28, N15425, Hagertown, IN, May 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1979
- Place: Hagertown, IN · HAGERTOWN, IN
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135640
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEX29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEX29

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1236   79/5/5    HAGERTOWN,IN        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N15425              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 39, 2048 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            260 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAGERSTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONNERSVILLE,IN             HAGERTOWN,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15425](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15425-2008-04-11), registration cancelled 2008-04-11, S/N 28-7305074, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hagerstown

## 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 19790505013049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790505013049A), May 5, 1979: Piper PA28180, Hagerstown, IN, Substantial damage. Instructor demonstrating short field landing made improper level off and crashed on runway.

## Other investigations on N15425 (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 CHI07CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA278), Aug 26, 2007: Piper PA-28-180 (N15425), Hagerstown, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's use of an unsuitable runway for takeoff and delayed aborted takeoff. Factors were the wet grass and the fence the airplane impacted and subsequently nosed over.

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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