# NTSB IAD71DIG30: Piper PA-28, N6756W, Westminster, MD, April 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1971
- Place: Westminster, MD · WESTMINSTER, MD
- Location: 39.5792° N, 77.0067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westminster, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5792&lon=-77.0067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71DIG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DIG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6756W), registered now, S/N 28-20880, 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: Westminster

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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