# Accident 19811208089359A: Piper 602P, Sebastian, FL, December 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1981, 09:11 local time
- Place: Sebastian, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7792° N, 80.4827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sebastian, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7792&lon=-80.4827&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6897X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6897X-1985-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 602P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811208089359A

## Narrative

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

SPUN INTO OCEAN DURING PRODUCTION TEST FLIGHT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. MAIN WRECKAGE AND BODIES NOT RECOVERED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA82FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FA019), Dec 8, 1981: Piper PA-60 (N6897X), Sebastian (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 2 fatal

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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