# NTSB NYC72AN168: Piper PA-32, N8900N, Catonsville, MD, June 30, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1972
- Place: Catonsville, MD · CATONSVILLE, MD
- Location: 39.2642° N, 76.7424° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Catonsville, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2642&lon=-76.7424&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166618
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN168
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN168

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0950  72/6/30    CATONSVILLE,MD      PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1528
        TIME - 1245                    N8900N              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 1466 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALTIMORE,MD                ALTOONA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- L MAG FAILED. WAS OVERHAULED 500 HRS PRIOR. LND IN CORN FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8900N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- 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, 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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