19831021055069A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Gulf Of Mexico, Mexico · October 21, 1983

Date
October 21, 1983 · 17:17 local
Place
Gulf Of Mexico, Mexico
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6403Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA84LA015
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,445 total252 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft spotted low off cuba followed to Florida keys then ditched in Gulf. Pilot stated was lost and low on fuel.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT SPOTTED LOW OFF CUBA FOLLOWED TO FLORIDA KEYS THEN DITCHED IN GULF. PILOT STATED WAS LOST AND LOW ON FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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