- Date
- June 29, 1983, 09:26 local (13:26 UTC)
- Place
- Fleeton, VA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N7284PPiper PA-24
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830629028459A
- Case key
- 5954
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
On July 2, a main landing gear, identified by the FAA as part of N7284P, was found floating in the chesapeake bay. The body of the deseased passenger was located on July 9, 1983 in the bay. Investigation revealed no record of communicationbetween the acft and any FAA facility after departure. Wx in the vicinity of where the landing gear was located was not suitable for VFR flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7284P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-2461
- Airframe hours
- 2,500
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gene Willard Duckworth
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- EWN · New Bern, NC
- Destination
- LNS · Lancaster, PA
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,356 total · 3 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft broken
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.