# Accident 19800427010589A: Piper PA32260, Culebra, Puerto Rico, April 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1980, 07:30 local time
- Place: Culebra, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.3103° N, 65.3027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Culebra, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3103&lon=-65.3027&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3679W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3679W-1982-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 341 total, 4 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DKA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800427010589A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA80DKA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKA08), Apr 27, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N3679W), Culebra Island, PR, substantial damage

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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