# NTSB MIA80DKA08: Piper PA-32, N3679W, Culebra Island, PR, April 27, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1980
- Place: Culebra Island, PR · CULEBRA ISLAND, PR
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130736
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DKA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1027  80/4/27  NR.CULEBRA ISLAND,PR  PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 365
        TIME - 0750                    N3679W              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JUAN,PR                 ST THOMAS,US VI
        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 - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- CORP OWNED,LEASED TO NEWSPAPER DELIVERY ORG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3679W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3679W-1982-04-23), registration cancelled 1982-04-23, S/N 32-588, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800427010589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800427010589A), Apr 27, 1980: Piper PA32260, Culebra, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Ditched airplane in sea 500 feet from shore. Cause of engine failure not reported.

## Other investigations on N3679W (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA76OM012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76OM012), Sep 28, 1976: Piper PA-32 (N3679W), Point-Pitre, Guadeloupe, substantial damage

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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