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FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · October 21, 2004

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Date
October 21, 2004 · 17:50 local
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
EYLA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N61518
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA05LA011
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total100 in this make and model87 in the last 90 days
N61518Registration cancelled Jul 18, 2017 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7552022 · Built 1974Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) N61518 experienced engine trouble and the pilot could not maintain altitude. The aircraft made a safe landing in the atlantic ocean. The pilot escaped with minor injuries and was rescued by the U.S. Coast guard. The aircraft sank in 700 feet of water.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N61518 EXPERIENCED ENGINE TROUBLE AND THE PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SAFE LANDING IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. THE PILOT ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES AND WAS RESCUED BY THE U.S. COAST GUARD. THE AIRCRAFT SANK IN 700 FEET OF WATER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA05LA011Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPompano Beach, FLThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power in one engine. Contributing factors were the pilot's inadequate handling of the aircraft following failure of the right engine for his failure…Oct 21, 2004 · Destroyed

Other reports on N61518 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19921203053089IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Cleveland, OHLeft main tire blew on landing rollout. Veered off runway.Dec 3, 1992