19821022055159A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-39 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · October 22, 1982

Date
October 22, 1982 · 10:52 local
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8856Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA83LA018
Reported as
Piper PA39
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total30 in this make and model20 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.

Aircraft ditched at sea. Pilots stated fuel contamination may have caused double engine failure.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DITCHED AT SEA. PILOTS STATED FUEL CONTAMINATION MAY HAVE CAUSED DOUBLE ENGINE FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

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