ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146454
Last updated: 23 May 2013
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Date:22-JUN-2012
Time:-17:00 LT
Type:Piper J5A Cruiser
Operator:Private
Registration: N40985
C/n / msn: 51217
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Offshore 12 nautical miles east of Gloucester, MA -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
A pilot whose plane crashed into the ocean off the Massachusetts coast has been rescued by a fishing vessel.

The U.S. Coast Guard says the plane crashed offshore just before 5 p.m. Friday 22 June 2012 about 12 nautical miles east of Gloucester, Massachusetts.

The aircraft, a Piper J5A Cruiser, n40985, was serving as a spot plane for a fishing vessel when it went down.




Sources:
http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/18862583/pilot-rescued-after-plane-crashes-off-mass-coast
http://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/04_40985.txt

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Piper-J-5A-Cub/1070311/L/&sid=10f7eaa78d0f7d29572ee15711d07816


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Jun-2012 10:13 gerard57 Added
25-Jun-2012 10:01 Geno Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
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