# NTSB DIA69F0174: Piper PA-28, N5113G, Rock Hall, MD, April 9, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1969
- Place: Rock Hall, MD · ROCK HALL, MD
- Location: 39.1405° N, 76.2405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Hall, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1405&lon=-76.2405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189337
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69F0174
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0174

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1109   69/4/9    ROCK HALL,MD        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1600
        TIME - 0915                    N5113G              PX-  0  0  1  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR FOUND IN OFF POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5113G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5113G-1970-07-08), registration cancelled 1970-07-08, S/N 28-23536, built 1967 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5113G (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 IAD70AI059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70AI059), Apr 25, 1970: Piper PA-28 (N5113G), Frederick, MD, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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