Piper PT 6A-28 N831PC

Summary

On 1 June 1983 at about 17:40 local time, a Piper PT 6A-28 registered N831PC, operated by GEE and Jenson, Inc., was involved in an accident near W. Palm Beach, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 June 1983 at 17:40

Classification

Accident

Location

W. Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PT 6A-28

Registration

N831PC

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

GEE and Jenson, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Eleuthera Isl. → W. Palm Beach

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA83LA151

3 people had minor injuries.

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

WHILE ON AN OVER WATER FLT, BOTH ENGS LOST POWER & THE PLT DITCHED THE ACFT AT SEA. BEFORE DITCHING, THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ACFT WAS OUT OF FUEL, THE ATC CONTROLLER CONTACTED A US COAST GUARD HELICOPTER THAT WAS ON HIS FREQUENCY & REQUESTED ASSISTANCE. THE HELICOPTER WAS FLOWN TO THE DITCHING AREA & THE DOWNED PERSONNEL WERE RESCUED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.