# Accident 19821022055159A: Piper PA39, Ft Lauderdale, FL, October 22, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1982, 10:52 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0899° N, 80.1796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0899&lon=-80.1796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8856Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8856Y-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-39 (registry code 7103902, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-39) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA39
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821022055159A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA83LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA018), Oct 22, 1982: Piper PA-39 (N8856Y), N. Ft. Lauderda, FL, destroyed

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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