NYC77FA077

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · No Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · August 2, 1977

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 2, 1977
Place
No Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · NO ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N14007Piper PA-23
Status
Completed · report September 30, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770802026669A
Case key
146222

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2096   77/8/2    NO ATLANTIC OCEAN   PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1197
        TIME - 1225                    N14007              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 266 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLOCK ISLAND,RI             RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- CRASHED APRX 90 NAUT MILES E OF DELAWARE BAY,NJ.

Aircraft

Registration
N14007
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N14007 · 1

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