ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39756
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 March 1989 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Orient Air |
| Registration: | N5899F |
| MSN: | 32-7740007 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | St Johns,Nfld, CD (YYT) |
| Shannon,Ireland | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE PLT DEPARTED ST JOHNS, NEWFOUNDLAND ON A FLT TO FERRY THE ACFT TO SHANNON, IRELAND. AT ABOUT 1500 AST, THE GANDER AREA CONTROL CENTER RECEIVED A DISTRESS CALL FROM THE ACFT. THE PLT RPRTD AN ENG PROBLEM & SAID HE WAS PREPARING TO DITCH. ELEVEN ACFT & 2 SURFACE VESSELS SEARCHED THE AREA, BUT NEITHER THE PLT NOR THE ACFT WAS FND. A WX SHIP IN THE AREA RPRTD LOW CEILINGS, WIND FROM THE WEST AT ABOUT 16 KTS, AIR TEMP 32 DEG, WATER TEMP 42 DEG, & WAVE HEIGHT OF ABOUT 30 FT. THESE CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE SEARCH PERIOD WITH THE VISIBILITY REDUCING TO 2 MI IN RAIN, SLEET & SNOW. THE PLT WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE DIED FROM INJURIES OR DROWNING AFTER DITCHING THE ACFT IN HVY SEA CONDITIONS. THE ACFT WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. CAUSE: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X27984
Hamburger Abendblatt 10 March 1989
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 23-Feb-2018 02:15 | TB | Updated [Source] |
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