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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28/ · Bahamas · January 3, 1979

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Date: January 3, 1979 · 20:12 local
Place: Bahamas
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5118S
Reported as: Piper PA28/
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N5118SRegistration cancelled Sep 20, 2012 · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-7105170 · Built 1971 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft was lost on top near the bahama islands. Pilot reported ditching. Wreckage not found.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS LOST ON TOP NEAR THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. PILOT REPORTED DITCHING. WRECKAGE NOT FOUND.