# NTSB IAD75FIJ02: Piper PA-28, N203CB, Morgantown, WV, July 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1974
- Place: Morgantown, WV · MORGANTOWN, WV
- Location: 39.6375° N, 79.9469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgantown, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6375&lon=-79.9469&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130206
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FIJ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIJ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2241  74/7/18    MORGANTOWN,W VA     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1125                    N203CB              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HART FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORGANTOWN,W VA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- 2ND LNDG,3 POINT,ACFT T/D HARD ON NOSE GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N203CB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hart 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 19740718023259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740718023259A), Jul 18, 1974: Piper PA28140, Morgantown, WV, Substantial damage. 2Nd lndg,3 point,acft t/d hard on nose gr.

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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