ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13598
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| Date: | Monday 10 November 1980 |
| Time: | 22:22 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N62987 |
| MSN: | 31-7712007 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | in Atlantic Ocean off Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Ware Airport, Worcester, Massachusetts (LID53) |
| Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport, Bridgeport, Connecticut (BDR/KDBR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) 10 November 1980 when crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Pilot reported low on fuel at 22:19 local, three minutes before it crashed. Presumed crashed/ditched when ran out of fuel. The official NTSB report notes that the pilot became disorientated in flight, as it was a night flight.
Wreckage of the aircraft was never found, but the body of one of the passengers on board was recovered. Other injuries, and aircraft damage presumed, as none of the other three persons on board (pilot and two other passengers) were recovered.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC81FAMS1 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=28976&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=62987
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ct/N62987/
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1980/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-bridgeport-4-killed/]
5. http://www.aviationdb.com/Aviation/Aircraft/6/N62987.shtm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-May-2015 00:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2017 20:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 29-Oct-2019 17:52 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
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