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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Sykesville, MD · July 2, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 2, 1970
Place
Sykesville, MD · SYKESVILLE, MD
Injuries
1 serious, 2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N8009NPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report September 1, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
126128

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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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3-0768   70/7/2    SYKESVILLE,MD       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N8009N              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEARVIEW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WESTMINSTER,MD              OCEAN CITY,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N8009N
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Clearview

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.