Piper PA-24 N8485P

Summary

On 4 January 1970 at about 21:10 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N8485P, operated by Audubon Electr, was involved in an accident during in flight near Cape May, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 January 1970 at 21:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Cape May, New Jersey, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-24

Registration

N8485P

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

Audubon Electr

Operating rule

Corporate/Executive

Purpose of flight

Pleasure

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

Norfolk, Va → Burlington, Nj

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night (Dark)

NTSB number

3-0439

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PLT DECLARED EMERG, STATED FUEL SELECTOR WAS STUCK.DITCHED IN DELAWARE BAY.ACFT, PAX BODY NOT RECOVD

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.