# Accident 19920123001049A: Piper PA32301, Atlantic Ocean, FL, January 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1992
- Place: Atlantic Ocean, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8300X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8300X-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 865 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920123001049A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED WITH VFR NOT RECOMMENDED. WRECKAGE AND BODIES FOUND IN OCEAN DAYS LATER. THUNDERSTORMS 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 MIA92LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA068), Jan 23, 1992: Piper PA-32-301 (N8300X), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND WAS NOT LOCATED.

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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