# Accident 19810628039199A: Piper PA31, Calvi, FR, June 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1981, 12:20 local time
- Place: Calvi, FR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9068Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9068Y-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Reported engine: LYC IO540M1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,448 total, 600 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810628039199A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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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