# Accident 20111124026209A: Piper Aircraft Inc PA 46-350P, November 24, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2011, 10:25 local time
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 14.3450° N, 62.5886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=14.3450&lon=-62.5886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N534P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N534P-2011-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104619, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA 46-350P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111124026209A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS AT CRUISE FLIGHT LEVEL AT FL270 WHEN ENGINE LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO VIBRATE. SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE COWLING. PIC SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND DITCH THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE OCEAN.

## 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 ERA12LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA085), Nov 24, 2011: Piper PA 46-350P (N534P), Caribbean Sea, A1, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not recovered. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to comply…

## Other reports on N534P (1)

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

- [Incident 20110108000169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110108000169I), Jan 8, 2011: Piper Aircr PA 46-350P (N534P), Dfw Airport, TX, Minor damage. Pilot inadvertantly taxiied into two sign posts, damaging both left and right side wing deice boots. Pilot was unfamiliar with Dfw Airport and had requested…

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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