# NTSB MIA78DA087: Piper PA-32, N44196, Nassau, May 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1978
- Place: Nassau · NASSAU,BAHAMA, UN
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141545
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DA087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DA087

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3386  78/5/12  NR.NASSAU,BAHAMA      PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 540
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N44196              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANTANA,FL                  NASSAU,BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        REMARKS- PLT STATED DITCHED VICINITY NASSAU,BAHAMAS.RETURNED FROM BOGOTA,COLUMBIA VIA COMMERCIAL FLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44196](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44196-1982-03-26), registration cancelled 1982-03-26, S/N 32-7440147, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780512036759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780512036759A), May 12, 1978: Piper PA32RT300, Nassau, Destroyed. Plt stated ditched vicinity Nassau,Bahamas. Returned from bogota,cbia via commercial flight.

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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