# Accident 19930813032759A: Piper PA31350, Nome, AK, August 13, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1993, 19:50 local time
- Place: Nome, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7100° N, 164.6203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7100&lon=-164.6203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6SF-1997-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,943 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930813032759A

## Narrative

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

LOST BOTH ENGINE EN ROUTE ON LAST LEG OF FLIGHT. DITCHED AT SEA. NO FLOTAION DEVICES.UNABLE PURCHASE FUEL EN ROUTE

## 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 ANC93LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA146), Aug 14, 1993: Piper PA-31-350 (N6SF), Nome, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE PILOT IN COMMANDS IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION.

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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