# NTSB MIA68F0528: Piper PA-28, N8914W, Marietta, GA, May 22, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1968
- Place: Marietta, GA · MARIETTA, GA
- Location: 33.9536° N, 84.5425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marietta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9536&lon=-84.5425&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110699
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0528
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0528

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1262  68/5/22    MARIETTA,GA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 368
        TIME - 1500                    N8914W              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARKAIRE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8914W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8914W), registered now, S/N 28-10483, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Parkaire

## Other investigations on N8914W (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL89LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA181), Jul 19, 1989: Piper PA-28-235 (N8914W), Somerset, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY PERFORM AN AIRPLANE PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION AND DRAIN WATER PRESENT IN THE AIRPLANE FUEL SUPPLY. THE AIRPLANE ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY LOST POWER DUE TO THE WATER…

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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