# Accident 19800726089379A: Piper PA23250, Guantanamo Bay, FL, July 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1980, 14:30 local time
- Place: Guantanamo Bay, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5055Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5055Y-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DKT36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKT36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800726089379A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA81DKT36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKT36), Jul 26, 1980: Piper PA-23 (N5055Y), Guantanamo (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed

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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