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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Little Inagua I, Bahamas · February 16, 1979

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Date: February 16, 1979 · 20:00 local
Place: Little Inagua I, Bahamas
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5413Y
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 320 total10 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N5413YRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2013 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-2492 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Flew into adverse weather at night over ocean. Ditched at sea after fuel exhaustion.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO ADVERSE WEATHER AT NIGHT OVER OCEAN. DITCHED AT SEA AFTER FUEL EXHAUSTION.