# Accident 19960717023339A: Piper PA23250, St Petersburg, FL, July 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1996, 14:35 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Airport: Albert Whitted Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7691° N, 82.6297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7691&lon=-82.6297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6819Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6819Y-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540C1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 721 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960717023339A

## Narrative

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

DOUBLE ENGINE FAILURE AFTER DEPARTURE. DITCHED IN BAY. FOUND RUST AND SEDIMENT IN FUEL SYSTEM. FAILED FEATHER NR2.

## 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 MIA96LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA187), Jul 17, 1996: Piper PA-23-250 (N6819Y), St Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to fuel contamination, which resulted in a forced landing (ditching) in water. Factors relating to the accident were: an inadquate annual inspection by maintenance…

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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