# NTSB MIA70AM065: Piper PA-32, N3562W, Palm Beach, FL, February 6, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1970
- Place: Palm Beach, FL · PALM BEACH, FL
- Location: 26.6948° N, 80.0419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6948&lon=-80.0419&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181525
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70AM065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70AM065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0401   70/2/6  NR.PALM BEACH,FLA     PIPER PA-32         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 380
        TIME - 1710                    N3562W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASSAU,BAHAMAS              W PALM BEACH,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER
        FACTOR(S)
           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- ACFT SANK IN DEEP WATER,PLTS BODY NOT RCVRD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3562W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3562W-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 32-452 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (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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