# Accident 19890308003349A: Piper PA32300, Atlantic Ocean, March 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Atlantic Ocean
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5899F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5899F-1989-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FAMS2) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890308003349A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC89FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FAMS2), Mar 8, 1989: Piper PA-32-300 (N5899F), Missing (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.

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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