# Accident 19810117001889A: Piper PA28R200, Bimini, Bahamas, January 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1981, 17:40 local time
- Place: Bimini, Bahamas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8624E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8624E-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810117001889A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE WAS SEEN TO MAKE VERTICAL PULL-UP FROM LOW PASS OVER OCEAN, THEN DIVE VERTICALLY INTO OCEAN.

## 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

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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