ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38759
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| Date: | Thursday 2 December 1982 |
| Time: | 00:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N5284P |
| MSN: | 24-323 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3700 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-A1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ocean City, MD -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Shippenville, PA (11D) |
| Leonardtown, MD (2W6) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT AND PASSENGER BODIES WERE RECOVERED FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN NEAR OCEAN CITY, MD. BOTH PERSONS HAD DIED OF DROWNING WITHOUT SERIOUS TRAUMATIC INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT RECOVERED. LOW CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES WERE REPORTEDIN THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND EVENING. ACCORDING TO A MEDICAL EXAMINER'S ESTIMATE, THE OCCUPANTS HAD BEEN IN THE WATER ABOUT SIX HOURS WHEN THEY WERE FOUND AT 2314 EST. THE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED FOR INSTRUMENT FLIGHT. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X04308
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] |
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