# Accident 19960927030189A: Piper PA31310, Tybee Island, GA, September 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1996
- Place: Tybee Island, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 32.0106° N, 80.8494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0106&lon=-80.8494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N151JP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N151JP-1997-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960927030189A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SAID AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, MADE AN EMERGENCY GEAR UP LANDING.

## 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 MIA96LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA234), Sep 27, 1996: Piper PA-31-310 (N151JP), Wassau Island, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight and planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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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