- Date
- December 2, 1982, 00:00 local (05:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ocean City, MD
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N5284PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Not reported
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821202062199A
- Case key
- 72074
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Analysis
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5284P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-323
- Airframe hours
- 3,700
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1A5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Thayer, William H.
- Registered owner
- Hornback, Marvin H.
- Departed
- 11D · Shippenville, PA
- Destination
- 2W6 · Leonardtown, MD
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Not reported
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft
- Temperature
- 131 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SBY
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.