# NTSB IAD79FIG09: Piper PA-23, N555WP, Baltimore, MD, July 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1979
- Place: Baltimore, MD · BALTIMORE, MD
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133772
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FIG09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIG09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3651  79/7/15    BALTIMORE,MD        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 67, 1000
        TIME - 1601                    N555WP              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BALTIMORE-WASH.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALTIMORE,MD                NEW ORLEANS,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PWR LOSS,R YAW,NOSED UP AFTER TKOF.PLT RDCD R ENG PWR,TURNED BACK TO ARPT,LOST ALT,CRASHED SHORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N555WP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555WP-1981-05-06), registration cancelled 1981-05-06, S/N 274027 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM)](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250-6pclm) (registry code 7102313) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Baltimore-Wash.

## 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 19790715027029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790715027029A), Jul 15, 1979: Piper PA23250, Baltimore, MD, Destroyed. Lost engine on climb out. Crashed short of rwy 33L. No engine defects found. Pilot unskilled in engine out procedure

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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