# Accident 19950624039079A: Piper PA36300, Ft Lauderdale, FL, June 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1995, 09:30 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57880, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57880-2004-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-300 (registry code 7103612, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950624039079A

## Narrative

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

ON OVER OCEAN FERRY FLIGHT. ENGINE QUIT CHANGING TO HOPPER FUEL TANK. UNABLE RESTART. DITCHED. AIRCRAFT SANK.

## 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 MIA95LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA156), Jun 24, 1995: Piper PA-36-300 (N57880), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON(S).

## Other reports on N57880 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930612021629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930612021629I), Jun 12, 1993: Piper PA36285 (N57880), Hale Center, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft hit powerline during pullup on a spray run.
- [Accident 19790725022589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790725022589A), Jul 25, 1979: Piper PA36300 (N57880), Hazelhurst, GA, Substantial damage. Ag pilot stalled acft during turn-around on spray run. Factors; use of flaps, downdraft.

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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