# Accident 19880226013959A: Piper PA32260, Saba Island, NA, February 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1988, 11:25 local time
- Place: Saba Island, NA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TRXA
- Aircraft: N419PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N419PH-1988-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 669 total, 105 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880226013959A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT OVER OCEAN. DITCHED AND AIRCRAFT SANK. PILOT BELIEVES THE FUEL PUMP QUIT SINCE PRIOR TROUBLE WITH SAME

## 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 MIA88LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA116), Feb 26, 1988: Piper PA-32-260 (N419PH), Saba Island, NT, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of power for undetermined reasons.

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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