# Accident 19990303001989A: Piper PA32260, Nassau, Bahamas, March 3, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1999
- Place: Nassau, Bahamas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Aircraft: N4802S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4802S-2013-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990303001989A

## Narrative

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

ACFT DITCHED IN THE OCEAN DUE TO ENGINE PROBLEMS, THE PILOT WAS RESCUED BY A BOAT IN THE AREA AND TAKEN TO NASSAU. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN.

## 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 MIA99LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA099), Mar 3, 1999: Piper PA-32-260 (N4802S), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, resulting in a forced landing in water, and subsequent sinking of the airplane.

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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