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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Walker Cay, Bahamas · April 16, 1981

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Date: April 16, 1981 · 11:00 local
Place: Walker Cay, Bahamas
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1024F
Reported as: Piper PA30
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 440 total155 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N1024FRegistration cancelled Jul 29, 2013 · Piper PA-30S/N 30-1953 · Built 1970 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot unable to use fuel from all tanks, had to ditch in ocean when main tanks ran dry.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT UNABLE TO USE FUEL FROM ALL TANKS, HAD TO DITCH IN OCEAN WHEN MAIN TANKS RAN DRY.