Date:	Friday 23 February 1979
Time:	19:58 LT
Type:	Piper PA-31T Cheyenne I
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N6123A
MSN:	31T-7804008
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI/ -   United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Lynchburg Regional Airport, VA (LYH/KLYH)
Destination airport:	Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI/KBWI)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
On February 23, 1979, a Piper PA-31T Cheyenne I, N6123, was destroyed when impacted the terrain on landing at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI/KBWI), Maryland.
The two pilots and one passenger were fatally injured, and one passenger sustained serious injuries.

The aircraft hit wires during approach to Martin State Airport (MTN/KMTN) nine miles east of Baltimore, Maryland; diverted to Baltimore/Washington International Airport, trailing 1,500 feet of wire.

Probable Cause:
"Collision with wires on final approach and subsequent uncontrolled collision with ground due to improper IFR operation. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Foreign material affecting normal operations,
- Low ceiling,
- Fog,
- Visibility about 1/4 mile or less."

1. NTSB Identification: IAD79FA033 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=36796&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=6123A
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1979/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-cheyenne-in-baltimore-3-killed/]
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/md/N6123A/

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
25-Feb-2008 12:00	ASN archive	Added
06-Aug-2017 19:05	TB	Updated [Aircraft type, ]
09-Sep-2017 15:34	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
18-Sep-2017 16:18	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, ]
06-Mar-2022 18:07	Captain Adam	Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ]