# Accident 19820205004279A: Piper PA28161, Miami, FL, February 5, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1982, 12:30 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.8197° N, 80.3008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8197&lon=-80.3008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1306H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1306H-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82DA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820205004279A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED OUT OF FUEL AND DITCHING IN OCEAN 100 MILES SOUTH OF BIMINI. PILOT'S BODY WASHED ASHORE IN RAFT.

## 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 MIA82DA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA050), Feb 5, 1982: Piper PA-28 (N1306H), 120 Nm Sse Of M, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N1306H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780908018449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780908018449I), Sep 8, 1978: Piper PA28161 (N1306H), Teterboro, NJ. Pilot landed in IFR conditions without permission.

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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