# NTSB IAD73DIG28: Piper PA-24, N8385P, Westminster, MD, June 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1973
- 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: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190340
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73DIG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DIG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1468  73/6/15    WESTMINSTER,MD      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2199
        TIME - 2240                    N8385P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 384 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTMINSTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW BEDFORD,MASS            WESTMINSTER,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- OVERRAN RUNWAY ROLLED INTO A CORNFIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8385P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Westminster

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730615016289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730615016289A), Jun 15, 1973: Piper PA24250, Westminster, MD, Substantial damage. Overran runway rolled into a cornfield.

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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