# NTSB IAD70D0116: Piper PA-28, N9879W, Clinton, MD, December 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1969
- Place: Clinton, MD · CLINTON, MD
- Location: 38.7428° N, 76.9087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clinton, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7428&lon=-76.9087&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144839
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70D0116
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70D0116

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4489  69/12/11   CLINTON,MD          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1645                    N9879W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 1328 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            375 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRINCE GEORGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-MOMENTARILY LOST GRND CONTACT.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- LANDED ON RNWY,NO FURTHER DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9879W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9879W-1984-05-05), registration cancelled 1984-05-05, S/N 28-23399 (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
- Airport: Prince George

## Other investigations on N9879W (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 IAD77FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA066), Sep 15, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N9879W), Clinton, MD, destroyed

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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