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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Guantanamo Bay, FL · July 26, 1980

Date
July 26, 1980 · 14:30 local
Place
Guantanamo Bay, FL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5055Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81DKT36
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft was ditched at sea when fuel was exhausted. Pilot claimed complete electrical failure.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED AT SEA WHEN FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED. PILOT CLAIMED COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

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