Jones MARQUART MA-5 N168FJ

Summary

On 6 August 1985 at about 14:30 local time, a Jones MARQUART MA-5 registered N168FJ was involved in an accident near New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 August 1985 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States

Coordinates

39.8604, -77.0494

Aircraft

Jones MARQUART MA-5

Registration

N168FJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Thomasville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC85FGT02

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

BEFORE FLYING A SHORT DISTANCE TO THOMASVILLE TO REFUEL, THE PLT ADDED 3 TO 4 GAL OF AUTO FUEL TO THE ACFT. AT THOMASVILLE, THE ACFT WAS SERVICED WITH 20.1 GAL OF AVIATION FUEL. WHILE TAXIING TO TAKEOFF, THE ENG STOPPED & WAS RESTARTED TWICE. AFTER DEPARTING THOMASVILLE, THE PLT FLEW TO THE VICINITY OF A FRIEND'S FARM ABOUT 11.5 MI AWAY. WHILE MANEUVERING IN THAT AREA AT ABOUT 300 FT AGL, THE ENG SPUTTERED, STOPPED & RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE ACFT WAS GRADUALLY LOSING ALT & SPEED WHEN IT SUDDENLY MADE A 'NOSE DIVE INTO THE GOUND.' ABOUT 20 SEC AFTER IMPACTING, A FIRE ERUPTED. THE PLT WAS FOUND ABOUT 30 FT FROM THE WRECKAGE SUFFERING FROM INJURIES & BURNS. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED, BUT DIED 23 DAYS LATER. THE PASSENGER DIED ON IMPACT & THE ACFT WAS DEMOLISHED BY FIRE. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.