# Accident 19911004053479A: Piper PA28140, Chesapeake Bay, MD, October 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1991
- Place: Chesapeake Bay, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N55657, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55657-1992-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911004053479A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OVERDUE STUDENT ON CROSSCOUNTRY. BODY FOUND IN BAY AFTER FLIGHT BECAME MISSING. AIRCRAFT NOT FOUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB BFO92FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA010), Oct 5, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N55657), Chesapeake Bay, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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