# NTSB IAD74DHD40: Piper PA-28, N40925, Selbyville, DE, June 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1974
- Place: Selbyville, DE · SELBYVILLE, DE
- Location: 38.4609° N, 75.2056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Selbyville, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4609&lon=-75.2056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128206
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DHD40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DHD40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1825  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40925), registered now, S/N 28-7415112, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Warrington Field

## 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 19740614020589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740614020589A), Jun 14, 1974: Piper PA28151, Selbyville, DE, Substantial damage. Over ran rwy,struck a ditch,crossed a road. Quartering tailwind 8K.

## Other investigations on N40925 (1)

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.

- [NTSB IAD80DKM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DKM02), Oct 20, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N40925), Rockingham, NC, substantial damage

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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