# NTSB IAD80FIG03: Piper PA-28, N8132R, Edgewater, MD, December 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1979
- Place: Edgewater, MD · EDGEWATER, MD
- Location: 38.9397° N, 76.5514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edgewater, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9397&lon=-76.5514&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132670
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FIG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FIG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3406  79/12/12   EDGEWATER,MD        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 412
        TIME - 1615                    N8132R              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 315 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REHOBOTH,DE                 EDGEWATER,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT CAME TO REST IN WATER OFF END OF RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8132R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8132R), registered now, S/N 28-8090166 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lee

## 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 19791212033589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791212033589A), Dec 12, 1979: Piper PA28181, Edge Water, MD, Substantial damage. Landed long. Unable to stop. Attempted go around, hit fence off end of runway.

## Other investigations on N8132R (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK75DJA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DJA03), Oct 12, 1974: Beech A36 (N8132R), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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