19890308003349A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Atlantic Ocean · March 8, 1989

Date
March 8, 1989 · 15:00 local
Place
Atlantic Ocean
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5899F
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89FAMS2
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1

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.

Ferry to shannon. Report engine problem over Ocean. Was ditching. Not found. High seas low ceiling in area.

As the FAA filed it

FERRY TO SHANNON. REPORT ENGINE PROBLEM OVER OCEAN. WAS DITCHING. NOT FOUND. HIGH SEAS LOW CEILING IN AREA.

NTSB investigation

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