# NTSB IAD75FIG12: Piper PA-28, N5457S, Bowie, MD, February 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1975
- Place: Bowie, MD · BOWIE, MD
- Location: 38.9547° N, 76.7388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowie, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9547&lon=-76.7388&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147909
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FIG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0423  75/2/16    BOWIE,MD            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 0130                    N5457S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALTIMORE,MD                BOWIE,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK TREES APRX 50FT HI ABT 3500FT BFR APCH END OF RWY 36.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5457S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5457S), registered now, S/N 28-7125123, built 1971 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Freeway

## 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 19750216002529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750216002529A), Feb 16, 1975: Piper PA28140, Bowie, MD, Substantial damage. Struck trees aprx 50FT hi abt 3500FT bfr apch end of rwy 36.

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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