# Accident 20160202001149A: Piper PA-28-161, Maimi Beach, FL, February 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2016, 11:34 local time
- Place: Maimi Beach, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: E7XS
- Location: 25.9008° N, 80.1211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9008&lon=-80.1211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8466G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8466G-2016-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 86 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160202001149A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N8446G HAD A PLANNED VFR CROSS COUNTY FLIGHT WITH 2 PRIVATE PILOTS ON BOARD THAT DEPARTED FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE (FXE) AIRPORT TO FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON (MTH) AIRPORT AND BACK TO FXE. THE FLIGHT RETURNING FROM MTH TO FXE AIRCRAFT N8446G LOSS ENGINE POWER AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY CRASH LANDING IN THE OCEAN OFF THE SHORELINE OF HAULOVER PARK BEACH INLET, MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET OF THE BEACH

## 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 ERA16LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA103), Feb 2, 2016: Piper PA 28-161 (N8466G), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have contributed to the power loss.

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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