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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Sandy Island, AC · September 7, 1987

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Date: September 7, 1987 · 18:01 local
Place: Sandy Island, AC
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6543Y
Reported as: Piper PA23250
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,400 total379 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N6543YRegistration cancelled Aug 26, 1991 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 273836 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250

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What happened

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Lost the left engine en route over ocean. Right engine overheated. Lost power,ditched in ocean. Fuel system mentioned

As the FAA filed it

LOST THE LEFT ENGINE EN ROUTE OVER OCEAN. RIGHT ENGINE OVERHEATED.LOST POWER,DITCHED IN OCEAN.FUEL SYSTEM MENTIONED