# NTSB MIA81DLD62: Piper PA-22, N3736Z, Captiva, FL, August 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1981
- Place: Captiva, FL · CAPTIVA, FL
- Location: 26.5032° N, 82.1884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Captiva, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5032&lon=-82.1884&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124504
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DLD62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLD62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2166  81/8/22    CAPTIVA,FL          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 3734
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3736Z              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2120 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUNTA GORDA,FL              LOCAL
        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 - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3736Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3736Z-2012-09-20), registration cancelled 2012-09-20, S/N 22-7619, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, 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 19810822050769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810822050769A), Aug 22, 1981: Piper PA22, Captiva, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit offshore. Ditched in gulf. Pilot believes water in fuel.

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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