# NTSB DIA69D0119: Piper PA-28, N9775W, No.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), December 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1968
- Place: No.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · NO.ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107342
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69D0119
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0119

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4194   68/12/3   NO.ATLANTIC OCEAN   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 0542                    N9775W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- STOLE ACFT AND FLEW OUT TO SEA. DITCHED 90 MI EAST OF NORFOLK,VA. PLT RESCUED BY CG HELICOPTER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9775W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9775W-1971-09-01), registration cancelled 1971-09-01, S/N 28-23262 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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