# NTSB IAD74AI059: Piper PA-28, N56624, Salisbury, MD, May 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1974
- Place: Salisbury, MD · SALISBURY, MD
- Location: 38.3752° N, 75.5866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salisbury, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3752&lon=-75.5866&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124253
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74AI059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1346  74/5/16    SALISBURY,MD        PIPER PA-28         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0940                    N56624              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 28, 2929 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2020 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALISBURY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALISBURY,MD                CAPE MAY,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- TRUCK CROSSING ACTIVE RWY.HIT TRUCK,HOR STAB FELL OFF ACFT,CONTINUED TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56624](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56624-2011-03-14), registration cancelled 2011-03-14, S/N 28-7325672, built 1973 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Salisbury

## 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 19740516016609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740516016609A), May 16, 1974: Piper PA28R200, Salisbury, MD, Destroyed. Truck crossing active rwy. Hit truck,hor stab fell off acft,continued tkof.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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