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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA31 · Calvi, FR · June 28, 1981

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Date: June 28, 1981 · 12:20 local
Place: Calvi, FR
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9068Y
Reported as: Piper PA31
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540M1A5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,448 total600 in this make and model123 in the last 90 days

N9068YRegistration cancelled May 17, 2013 · Piper PA-31-310S/N 31-98 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-310 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Shut down left engine due to zero oil pressure. Throttle jammed right engine. Ditched off shore. Airplane sank.

As the FAA filed it

SHUT DOWN LEFT ENGINE DUE TO ZERO OIL PRESSURE. THROTTLE JAMMED RIGHT ENGINE. DITCHED OFF SHORE. AIRPLANE SANK.