19800427010589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Culebra, Puerto Rico · April 27, 1980

Date
April 27, 1980 · 07:30 local
Place
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3679W
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80DKA08
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
341 total4 in this make and model43 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.

Engine quit. Ditched airplane in sea 500 feet from shore. Cause of engine failure not reported.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT. DITCHED AIRPLANE IN SEA 500 FEET FROM SHORE. CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE NOT REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

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