Piper PA-34 N56855
24 October 1978 · Boca Raton, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 October 1978 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-34 registered N56855 was involved in an accident during in flight near Boca Raton, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Boca Raton, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34
- Registration
- N56855
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Rock Sound, Bahamas → San Salvador, Bahamas
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4344
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
PLT REPORTED ACCD 29 DEC.ACFT DITCHED IN ATLANTIC OCEAN OFF BOCA RATON, FL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 1978 | Piper PA-34 | Eufaula, Alabama, United States | Seiberling ASS | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-34 | Lakeland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 1978 | Piper PA-34 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | SW Air Rangers | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-34 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Soldotna Air | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-34 | MacOn, Georgia, United States | Hill Wilford A | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1978 | Piper PA-34 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott A | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |