Piper PA-28-236 N2831Y
17 November 1984 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 November 1984 at about 01:42 local time, a Piper PA-28-236 registered N2831Y was involved in an accident near Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Unknown
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-236
- Registration
- N2831Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Farmingdale → Atlantic City
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- NYC85FA029
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE PILOT EXTENDED THE DOWNLEG LEG LEG. DURING THE TURN TO ALIGN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE RUNWAY THE PILOT SUFFERED A DISABLING HEART ATTACK. UNABLE TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT FROM ITS DESCENT IT ENTERED THE WATER AT A NOSE DOWN ANGLE OF APPROXIMATELY 80 DEGREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Pinellas Park, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 16 Sep 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | South Fork, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Augusta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Troy, Michigan, United States | HOT Props Flying Club, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Summerville, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1984 | Mooney M20 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Steven I. Gross | Serious injuries | - |
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