Piper PA-23 N5485Y
5 August 1964 · E Falmouth Mass, Massachusetts, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 August 1964 at about 01:00 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N5485Y, operated by Wiggins Airwys, was involved in an accident during in flight near E Falmouth Mass, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- E Falmouth Mass, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Oiis Afb
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N5485Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Wiggins Airwys
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 2-0993
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
INTENTIONAL ACT OF SELF DESTRUCTION BY PASSENGERIS SUSPECTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 1964 | Piper PA-23 | Ciudad Victor Mex, Mexico | - | Fatal | 7 |
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