# NTSB MIA78DA023: Piper PA-31, N483LC, Kingston (Atlantic Ocean), December 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1977
- Place: Kingston (Atlantic Ocean) · KINGSTON,JAMC, AO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143949
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DA023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DA023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4091  77/12/16 NR.KINGSTON,JAMC      PIPER PA-31         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE 28, 715
        TIME - 2003                    N483LC              PX-  0  0  0  CTR PASSG-I               TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BARRANQUILLA,COLM           TAMPA,FL
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED HE LOST BOTH ENGS & WAS DITCHING.ACFT NOT RECOVERED.DMG & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N483LC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- 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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