# NTSB UNK64X1056: Piper PA28, N5334W, Westminister, MD, March 27, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1964
- Place: Westminister, MD · WESTMINISTER, MD
- Location: 39.6473° N, 75.9686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westminister, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6473&lon=-75.9686&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184519
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0718  64/3/27    WESTMINISTER MD     PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N5334W              PX-  0  0  2  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 49, 8874 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            180 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTMINSTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- WHEEL STRUCK ROCK PROTRUDING FROM RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5334W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5334W), registered now, S/N 28-391, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (registry code 7102801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Westminster

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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