# NTSB MIA80DKT24: Piper PA-23, N5134Y, Islamorida, FL, January 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1980
- Place: Islamorida, FL · ISLAMORIDA, FL
- Location: 24.9243° N, 80.6278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Islamorada, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.9243&lon=-80.6278&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131791
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DKT24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKT24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0301  80/1/18    ISLAMORIDA,FL       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 5000
        TIME - 2010                    N5134Y              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
          FT LAUDERDALE,FL            TAMIAMI AIRPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           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- 2HRS FUEL LEFT INBOARD TANKS.ACFT SANK IN 290FT WATER,NOT RCVD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5134Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5134Y-2014-10-14), registration cancelled 2014-10-14, S/N 27-2166, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tamiami

## 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 19800118000519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800118000519A), Jan 18, 1980: Piper PA23250, Islamorida, FL, Destroyed. Ran both outboard tanks dry. Switched to fuel in inboard tanks. Unable to restart. Ditched at sea.

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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