Piper PA-31 N801BR
29 December 1984 · Atlantic Ocean · No injuries
Summary
On 29 December 1984 at about 18:15 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N801BR was involved in an accident near Atlantic Ocean. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atlantic Ocean
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N801BR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sarasota → Port Au Prince
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA85LA070
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
ABOUT 5 HRS & 10 MINS AFTER DEPARTURE, BOTH ENGS FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AT 11,000 FT APRX 40 MILES FROM HAITI. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE ACFT WAS USING MORE FUEL THAN NORMAL AND THE DESTN WAS CHANGED ACCORDINGLY. A SHORT TIME AFTER INITIATING THE DIVERT, BOTH ENGS QUIT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1984 | Piper PA-31-325 | Eglin Afb, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1984 | Piper PA-31-350 | Bryceville, Florida, United States | Ronald Kaldor | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-31-350 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1984 | Piper PA 31-350 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Williford Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1984 | Piper PA-31-350 | Baker, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-31-350 | Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |