19830601021999A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31T · Palm Beach, FL · June 1, 1983

Date
June 1, 1983 · 13:40 local
Place
Palm Beach, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N831PC
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA83LA151
Reported as
Piper PA31T
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A28
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,239 total1,300 in this make and model88 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.

Ran out of fuel offshore. Ditched in ocean. Failed to ascertain safe fuel supply for the IFR filed flight.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL OFFSHORE. DITCHED IN OCEAN. FAILED TO ASCERTAIN SAFE FUEL SUPPLY FOR THE IFR FILED FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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