# NTSB IAD74AI062: Piper PA-23, N40592, Cove Point, MD, May 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1974
- Place: Cove Point, MD · COVE POINT, MD
- Location: 38.3812° N, 76.3888° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cove Point, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3812&lon=-76.3888&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132623
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74AI062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3242  74/5/22    COVE POINT,MD       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0830                    N40592              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 23, 2830 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            320 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHESAPEAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WILMINGTON,DEL              COVE POINT,MD                WASHINGTON,DC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- NOTIFICATION RCVD 2 DAYS AFTR ACDT.L BRAKE LINE B NUT LOOSE.UN DTRMN WHEN OCRD.BRAKE MARKS ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40592](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40592), registered now, S/N 27-7405337, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chesapeake

## 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 19740522026669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740522026669A), May 22, 1974: Piper PA23250, Cove Point, MD, Substantial damage. Notification rcvd 2 days aftr acdt.l brake line b nut loose. Un dtrmn when ocrd. Brake marks on rwy.

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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