# Accident 19900810033099A: Piper PA22150, Atlantic Ocean, FL, August 10, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1990, 15:38 local time
- Place: Atlantic Ocean, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6946D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6946D-1992-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900810033099A

## Narrative

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

BECAME MISSING ON FLIGHT FROM SEBASTIAN FLORIDA TO FREEPORT BAHAMAS. ONE BODY FOUND IN OCEAN.

## 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 MIA90LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA170), Aug 10, 1990: Piper PA-22-150 (N6946D), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED. THE AIRPLANE IS MISSING.

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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