IAD71DIG30

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Westminster, MD · April 27, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 27, 1971
Place
Westminster, MD · WESTMINSTER, MD
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6756WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report December 30, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160942

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1369  71/4/27    WESTMINSTER,MD      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 128
        TIME - 2311                    N6756W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTMINSTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CUMBERLAND,MD               WESTMINSTER,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- RAN OFF END OF RWY,OVER RD,INTO PLOWED FLD.

Aircraft

Registration
N6756W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Westminster

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.