# Accident 20120622011929A: Piper J5A, June 22, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2012, 16:55 local time
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6350° N, 72.8612° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6350&lon=-72.8612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40985, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40985-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A80 series (registry code 17006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A80 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA410) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120622011929A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 22, 2012, AIRCRAFT N40985 OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED BEVERLY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND REPORTED, UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DUE TO ENGINE SURGING. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN 32 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GLOUCESTER, MA. THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK CAPACITY IS 25US GALLONS. THE AIRCRAFT OPERATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS AND 40 MINUTES UNTIL THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE WAS LOSING POWER AND WAS FORCED TO DITCH. THIS AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE COMBINATION BURNS 5.5 GALLONS OF FUEL PER HOUR.

## 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 ERA12LA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA410), Jun 22, 2012: Piper J5A (N40985), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the aircraft sank after ditching and was not recovered.

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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