# Accident 20190915023929A: Piper PA 46-350P, Galliano, LA, September 15, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2019, 11:47 local time
- Place: Galliano, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8669° N, 89.3022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8669&lon=-89.3022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N218MW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218MW-2020-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A (registry code 41999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ae2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AE2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19TA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19TA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190915023929A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KTIX (TITUSVILLE, FL.) ENROUTE TO KSEE (SAN DIEGO, CA.). AIRCRAFT DESCENDED FROM 10,500 FT MSL TO 1500 FT MSL. WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED TO ATTEMPT TO CLIMB, ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND RESULTING IN POWER LOSS. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY DITCHING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. NEAREST AIRPORT IS GAO GALLIANO, LA

## 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 CEN19TA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19TA321), Sep 15, 2019: Piper PA46 (N218MW), Gulf of Mexico, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N218MW (1)

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

- [Incident 20160505007719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160505007719I), May 5, 2016: Piper PA 46-350P (N218MW), Imperial, CA, No damage. On Thursday may 5, 2016 departing gillespie at approximately 10:15 am for a flight to kedc (austin executive). With 3 passengers on board. The flight had been…

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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