# Accident 19870703034309A: Piper PA31, Ambergris Cay, TK, July 3, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1987, 12:20 local time
- Place: Ambergris Cay, TK
- Airport: South Caicos International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N165YS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N165YS-1989-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Reported engine: LYC IO540M1A5
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,243 total, 254 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870703034309A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINES FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED IN THE OCEAN. PILOT MISCALCULATED FUEL RESERVE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N165YS (1)

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

- [Incident 19780604041859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780604041859I), Jun 4, 1978: Piper PA31 (N165YS), Middletown, PA. Pilot had difficutly getting gear down indication. Recycled for three green. Latch needed cleaning, lube.

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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