# Accident 19930710025809A: Piper PA31310, Atlantic Ocean, FL, July 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1993, 10:15 local time
- Place: Atlantic Ocean, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N36L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36L-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,027 total, 380 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930710025809A

## Narrative

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

DEPART ON OVER WATER FLIGHT WITHOUT FUELING. RAN OUT OF FUEL. DITCHED 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 MIA93LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA152), Jul 10, 1993: Piper PA-31 (N36L), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FROM BOTH ENGINES DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AFTER THE PILOT BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DELAY BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO EXECUTE THE…

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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