ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 11658
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Date: | Wednesday 20 January 1965 |
Time: | 19:29 |
Type: | Piper PA-23-250 Aztec |
Owner/operator: | J & J Aircraft Inc |
Registration: | N5585Y |
MSN: | 27-2691 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Atlantic Ocean, off coast of Florida -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport , Sarasota, Florida (KSRQ) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Piper PA-23-250 Aztec N5585Y: Written off (destroyed) January 20 1965 when ditched into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida on an air taxi charter flight. There were three persons on board (pilot and two passengers); the pilot and one passenger survived and were rescued, but one passenger was killed. According to the summary of the official NTSB Report:
"ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION
DITCHING
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: COMPASS RECEIVERS
FACTOR(S)
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER - LOW ON FUEL"
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MIA65A0076 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA65A0076:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=77572&key=0 2.
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
25-Feb-2008 12:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
14-Nov-2020 18:37 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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