# Accident 20010626014619A: Piper PA32300, Quonochontaug, RI, June 26, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2001, 19:00 local time
- Place: Quonochontaug, RI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KINA
- Location: 41.6804° N, 71.5126° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6804&lon=-71.5126&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4063R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4063R-2002-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010626014619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BLOCK ISLAND STATE (BID) WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD WHEN LEVELING OFF AT 2800 FT., ENROUTE TO GROTON-NEW LONDON (GON) AIRPORT, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT HAD THE RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK SELECTED PRIOR TO THE ENGINE STOPPAGE. HE SELECTED THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK AND TURNED ON HIS FUEL PUMP BUT WAS UNABLE TO RE-START THE ENGINE.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REACH LAND AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE OCEAN OFF OF QUONOCHONTAUG POINT IN RHODE ISLAND.  THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE IN THE WATER APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES BEFORE BEING RESCUED BY A PASSING BARGE.  THE AIRCRAFT SUNK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN (100 FEET DEEP) AND THERE IS NO CURRENT PLANS TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC01LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA154), Jun 26, 2001: Piper PA-32-300 (N4063R), Watch Hill, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reason.

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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