# NTSB IAD74FIG07: Piper PA-24, N9209P, Edgewater, MD, August 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1973
- Place: Edgewater, MD · EDGEWATER, MD
- Location: 38.9397° N, 76.5514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edgewater, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9397&lon=-76.5514&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189183
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FIG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2522  73/8/13    EDGEWATER,MD        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 569
        TIME - 1730                    N9209P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 482 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHATTANOOGA TENN            EDGEWATER,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- LANDED LONG,UNABLE TO STOP ON RUNWAY HIT RWY BARRIER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9209P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9209P-2014-11-24), registration cancelled 2014-11-24, S/N 24-4704, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lee

## 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 19730813024849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730813024849A), Aug 13, 1973: Piper PA24260, Edgewater, MD, Substantial damage. Landed long,unable to stop on runway hit rwy barrier.

## Other investigations on N9209P (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 ATL91FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA047), Feb 3, 1991: Piper PA-24-260 (N9209P), Cordele, GA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT AND TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. RELATED FACTORS WERE: DARKNESS AND THE PILOT BECOMING LOST/DISORIENTED.

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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