# Accident 19940814021349A: Piper PA60601P, Sea Isle, NJ, August 14, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1994, 23:03 local time
- Place: Sea Isle, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3642A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3642A-1995-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940814021349A

## Narrative

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

LOST GYROS IN HEAVY THUNDERSTORM. LOST CONTROL EXCEEDED VNE AND CAME APART. CRASHED INTO OCEAN.HAD WEATHER BRIEFING

## 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 BFO94FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA163), Aug 15, 1994: Piper PA-601P (N3642A), Sea Isle City, NJ, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors contributing to the accident were the presence of a level 6 thunderstorm, loss of gyro's for an undetermined reason, and the pilot's poor…

## Other reports on N3642A (1)

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

- [Accident 19821117059109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821117059109A), Nov 17, 1982: Piper PA60601P (N3642A), Tonopah, NV, Substantial damage. Fumes in cockpit from shorted wires. Landed on a road. Posts gashed wing fuel tank. Leaking fuel caused ground fire.

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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