- Date
- September 17, 1981
- Place
- Cuba (Atlantic Ocean) · CUBA, AO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N438SBPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810917060249A
- Case key
- 123831
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2181 81/9/17 NR.CUBA PIPER PA-23 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, TIME - 1210 N438SB PX- 0 0 0 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FL KINGSTON,JAMAICA 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 - FUEL EXHAUSTION 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- PLT TRANSMITTED 30MIN FUEL LEFT,80M W OF GUAT BAY.3MIN LTR PLT STD ENGS QUIT.INJURY INDX PRESUMED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N438SB
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N438SBRegistration cancelled Nov 9, 2012 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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