# NTSB MIA81DKT36: Piper PA-23, N5055Y, Guantanamo (Atlantic Ocean), July 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1980
- Place: Guantanamo (Atlantic Ocean) · GUANTANAMO,CUBA, AO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129338
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DKT36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKT36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3677  80/7/26  NR.GUANTANAMO,CUBA    PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N5055Y              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KINGSTON,JAMAICA            MIAMI,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           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- ACFT RPRTD ELECT FAILURE,FUEL EXH.NEITHER OCCUPANT HAD PLT CERTIFICATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5055Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5055Y-2014-10-14), registration cancelled 2014-10-14, S/N 27-2066, 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

## 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 19800726089379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800726089379A), Jul 26, 1980: Piper PA23250, Guantanamo Bay, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft was ditched at sea when fuel was exhausted. Pilot claimed complete electrical failure.

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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