# Accident 20101204053559A: Piper PA 46-350P, December 4, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2010, 14:30 local time
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6339° N, 89.1339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6339&lon=-89.1339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N350MM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N350MM-2014-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: PRATT WHITNEY PT6-35
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101204053559A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN11LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA097), Dec 4, 2010: Piper PA 46-350P (N350MM), Gulf of Mexico, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N350MM (1)

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

- [Accident 19910908045519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910908045519A), Sep 8, 1991: Piper PA46350P (N350MM), Dayton, OH, Substantial damage. Nosed up on takeoff. Used full down trim no change. Aborted. Found trim indicator inoperative. Manual trim was normal

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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