# Accident 19940630017179A: Piper PA24250, Monmouth Beach, NJ, June 30, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1994, 22:48 local time
- Place: Monmouth Beach, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3359° N, 73.9856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monmouth Beach, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3359&lon=-73.9856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6375P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6375P-2013-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940630017179A

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS AT NIGHT CRUISE. LANDED IN SURF ON A BEACH. FUEL IN RIGHT TANK NONE IN LEFT. FUEL LINE EMPTY.

## 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 NYC94LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA103), Jul 1, 1994: Piper PA-24-250 (N6375P), Monmouth Beach, NJ, destroyed. Probable cause: A POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL STARVATION, FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE NIGHT CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N6375P (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780917019359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780917019359I), Sep 17, 1978: Piper PA24 (N6375P), Waterloo, IA, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on roll out. Nose gear aligner failed to engage preventing gear from locking down.
- [Incident 19780413012379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780413012379I), Apr 13, 1978: Piper PA24250 (N6375P), Waterloo, IA, Minor damage. Pilot unable to fully extend gear, nose gear collapsed. Found faulty gear circuit breaker.

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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