Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28-140 N8705N

5 April 1985 · Key West, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 5 April 1985 at about 18:50 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N8705N was involved in an accident near Key West, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Key West, Florida, United States
Coordinates
24.5504, -81.7806
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-140
Registration
N8705N
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Summerland Key → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA85LA141

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

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

THE PLT STATED THAT WHILE ON A LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLT, THE ENG QUIT COMPLETELY & OPON TOUCHDOWN IN THE WATER THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER & CAME TO REST INVERTED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PLT DEPARTED SUMMERLAND KEY WITH AN INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF FUEL FOR HIS INTENDED FLT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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