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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA 46-350P · December 4, 2010

Date: December 4, 2010 · 14:30 local
Airport: N/A
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N350MM
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11LA097
Reported as: Piper PA 46-350P
Reported engine: Pratt Whitney PT6-35
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total400 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N350MMRegistration cancelled Nov 25, 2014 · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4622105 · Built 1990 Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350P Engine 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.

The aircraft was at cruise flight from mmcz to kmsy. The pilot noticed irregular engine indicatons followed by an engine failure. The pilot ditched the aircraft in the gulf of Mexico in approximatly 5000 feet of water. The pilot and 3 passengers were rescued and had no injuries. The aircraft sank.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT CRUISE FLIGHT FROM MMCZ TO KMSY. THE PILOT NOTICED IRREGULAR ENGINE INDICATONS FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT DITCHED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO IN APPROXIMATLY 5000 FEET OF WATER. THE PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS WERE RESCUED AND HAD NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SANK.

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 CEN11LA097Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGulf of MexicoA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Dec 4, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N350MM · 1

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

Accident 19910908045519ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Dayton, OHNosed up on takeoff. Used full down trim no change. Aborted. Found trim indicator inoperative. Manual trim was normalSep 8, 1991 · Substantial damage