# NTSB DIA69D0100: Piper PA-28, N6543W, Chester, MD, November 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1968
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107492
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69D0100
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0100

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3972   68/11/1   CHESTER,MD          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 600
        TIME - 1820                    N6543W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CASTLE MARINA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6543W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6543W), registered now, S/N 28-20622, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Castle Marina

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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