# NTSB IAD77DHD14: Piper PA-28, N8244N, Cheswold, DE, May 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1977
- Place: Cheswold, DE · CHESWOLD, DE
- Location: 39.2198° N, 75.5878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheswold, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2198&lon=-75.5878&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147079
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DHD14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DHD14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1740   77/5/6    CHESWOLD,DE         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 11 TOTAL
        TIME - 0945                    N8244N              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DELAWARE AIR PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESWOLD,DE                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- STUDENT PILOT SECOND SOLO FLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8244N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8244N-1982-09-28), registration cancelled 1982-09-28, S/N 28-25453 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Delaware Air Park

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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