- Date
- April 24, 1975
- Place
- 23-39n (Atlantic Ocean) · 23-39N,77-23W, AO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4514TPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750424015139A
- Case key
- 149657
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0039 75/4/24 23-39N,77-23W PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 925 TIME - 1055 N4514T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GEORGETOWN,EXUMA,BAH LONG ISLAND & RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- DITCHED NEAR FISHING BOAT.ACFT SANK,NOT RECOVERED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4514T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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