# Accident 19800307006109A: Piagio P136L1, Acklins Island, Bahamas, March 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1980, 16:30 local time
- Place: Acklins Island, Bahamas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N610PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N610PM-2014-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piaggio P.136-L1 (registry code 6960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/piaggio-p-136-l1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIAGIO P136L1
- Reported engine: LYC GO480*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,498 total, 57 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800307006109A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE OUT. LANDED IN HEAVY SEAS. AMPHIBIAN SHIPPED WATER, SANK.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N610PM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19791219046239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791219046239I), Dec 19, 1979: Piagio P136L1 (N610PM), Evansville, IN, Minor damage. Aircraft landed long, bounced hard, right main gear collapsed. Inspection revealed signs of compression failure.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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