# NTSB MIA65A0076: Piper PA23, N5585Y, Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), January 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1965
- Place: Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180516
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65A0076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65A0076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0108  65/1/20    ATLANTIC OCEAN      PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1929                    N5585Y              PX-  1  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 42, 7480 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            112 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: OTHER
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: COMPASS RECEIVERS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
                                  LOW ON FUEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5585Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5585Y-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 27-2691 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM)](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250-6pclm) (registry code 7102313) (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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