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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Selbyville, DE · June 14, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 14, 1974
Place
Selbyville, DE · SELBYVILLE, DE
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N40925Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 13, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740614020589A
Case key
128206

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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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3-1825  74/6/14    SELBYVILLE,DEL      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 116
        TIME - 1425                    N40925              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARRINGTON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREDERICK,MD                SELBYVILLE,DEL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- OVER RAN RWY,STRUCK A DITCH,CROSSED A ROAD.QUARTERING TAILWIND 8K.

Aircraft

Registration
N40925
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Warrington Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N40925 · 1

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