# NTSB IAD76FIG03: Piper PA-28, N9020W, Frostburg, MD, September 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1975
- Place: Frostburg, MD · FROSTBURG, MD
- Location: 39.6505° N, 78.9268° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frostburg, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6505&lon=-78.9268&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151167
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FIG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3109  75/9/26    FROSTBURG,MD        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 367
        TIME - 1830                    N9020W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILKES BARRE,PA             CHARLESTON,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- LOWERED NOSE TO AVOID CABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9020W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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