# NTSB MIA70OKA03: Piper PA-23, N1171P, Sabana, DR, February 11, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1970
- Place: Sabana, DR · SABANA, Dominican Republic
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131339
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70OKA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70OKA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0010  70/2/11    SABANA,DOM REP      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 633
        TIME - 1755                    N1171P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GT.INAGUA,BWI               SAN JUAN,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- R ENG QUIT. DITCHED ABOUT 1 MI OFF SHORE. INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF DOMINICAN GOVT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1171P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1171P-1970-04-29), registration cancelled 1970-04-29, S/N 23-185 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (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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