19941112044219A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Gulf Of Mexico, Mexico · November 12, 1994

Date
November 12, 1994 · 18:50 local
Place
Gulf Of Mexico, Mexico
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
YV618
Reported engine
WSK PZL3S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Off course over Gulf circling ship. Rough engine ditched. Unable save pilot. Weather on route. Body recovered.NORDO

As the FAA filed it

OFF COURSE OVER GULF CIRCLING SHIP. ROUGH ENGINE DITCHED. UNABLE SAVE PILOT. WEATHER ON ROUTE. BODY RECOVERED.NORDO