# Accident 20041021034309A: Piper PA31350, Ft Lauderdale, FL, October 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2004, 17:50 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EYLA
- Location: 26.2194° N, 79.8669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2194&lon=-79.8669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61518, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61518-2017-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041021034309A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA05LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA011), Oct 21, 2004: Piper PA-31-350 (N61518), Pompano Beach, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N61518 (1)

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

- [Incident 19921203053089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921203053089I), Dec 3, 1992: Piper PA31350 (N61518), Cleveland, OH. Left main tire blew on landing rollout. Veered off runway.

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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