19810917060249A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Guantanamo Bay, CU · September 17, 1981

Date
September 17, 1981 · 12:10 local
Place
Guantanamo Bay, CU
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N438SB
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81DA119
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,650 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Advise out of fuel, ditching in ocean. No trace of plane or occupants found. Nature of flight and owner unknown.

As the FAA filed it

ADVISE OUT OF FUEL, DITCHING IN OCEAN. NO TRACE OF PLANE OR OCCUPANTS FOUND. NATURE OF FLIGHT AND OWNER UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.