19800118000519A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Islamorida, FL · January 18, 1980

Date
January 18, 1980 · 20:10 local
Place
Islamorida, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5134Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80DKT24
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total500 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran both outboard tanks dry. Switched to fuel in inboard tanks. Unable to restart. Ditched at sea.

As the FAA filed it

RAN BOTH OUTBOARD TANKS DRY. SWITCHED TO FUEL IN INBOARD TANKS. UNABLE TO RESTART. DITCHED AT SEA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.