Piper PA-31-310 N68DD
6 April 1985 · Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 April 1985 at about 23:15 local time, a Piper PA-31-310 registered N68DD, operated by Nantucket Aircrft Main., Inc., was involved in an accident near Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. 8 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, 5 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nantucket (ACK)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-310
- Registration
- N68DD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Nantucket Aircrft Main., Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hyannis → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC85FA099
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 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
ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24. NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT WAS FOUND. REPORTED WX AT CRASH SITE INDEFINITE 100 FEET SKY OBSCURED. RVR 2400 FEET. ACFT SHOULD HAVE ENCOUNTERED A DECREASING HEADWIND AND PROBABLY MODERATE TURBULENCE ON THE FINAL DESCENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-31-350 | Savoonga, Alaska, United States | Bering Air | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1985 | Piper PA-31 | Port Heiden, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Feb 1985 | Piper PA-31-350 | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-31-310 | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | Northland Air Cargo | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1985 | Piper PA-31-350 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | TRI Star Transportation | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-31-310 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 1985 | Piper PA28-151 | Chatham, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Taunton, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1985 | Boeing 747-136 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1985 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | Yankee Aviation Serivices | No injuries | - |