# Accident 19951017047839A: Mrchti SF260, Atlantic Ocean, October 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1995, 15:30 local time
- Place: Atlantic Ocean
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N913WJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N913WJ-2011-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siai-Marchetti SF.260TP (registry code 8121220, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-sf-260tp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MRCHTI SF260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951017047839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ON FERRY FLIGHT REPORTED POWER LOSS NEAR BAHAMAS. DITCHED IN OCEAN. RESCUED BUT AIRCRAFT SANK. NOT RECOVERED.

## 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 MIA96LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA009), Oct 17, 1995: SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 (N913WJ), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), which result in a ditching at sea.

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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