# Accident 20031102035959A: Fleet FLEET16B, Fishers Island, NY, November 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2003, 11:15 local time
- Place: Fishers Island, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2677° N, 71.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fishers Island, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2677&lon=-71.9928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80656, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80656-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fleet-Martinez FLEET 16B (registry code 3480503, https://openairdocs.org/model/fleet-martinez-fleet-16b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner R5 series (registry code 37504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLEET FLEET16B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,230 total, 50 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031102035959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 2, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1115 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A FLEET BIPLANE, 16B, N80656, REGISTERED TO A CORPORATION IMPACTED THE WATER APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTH OF ELIZABETH FIELD AIRPORT (K0B8), FISHERS ISLAND, NEW YORK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFIED PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER ARE MISSING AND PRESUMED FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED THE WESTERLY STATE AIRPORT (KWST), WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND, ABOUT 1100. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM A WITNESS THE PLANE WAS FLYING AT 500 FEET AND CONDUCTING STUNT FLYING WITH TWO OTHER AIRPLANES SOUTH OF FISHERS ISLAND.

## 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 NYC04LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA021), Nov 2, 2003: Fleet 16B (N80656), Fishers Island, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance while maneuvering, which resulted in a collision with water.

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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