- Date
- July 24, 1979
- Place
- Mayaguez, PR
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9155JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790724023779A
- Case key
- 134157
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2375 79/7/24 NR.MAYAGUEZ,PR PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 553 TIME - 1415 N9155J PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN JAUN,PR SANTO DOMINGO,DOM RP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- DITCHED DUE LOW FUEL STATE WHILE UNDER U.S. COAST GUARD ESCORT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9155J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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