- Date
- June 1, 1983, 13:40 local (17:40 UTC)
- Place
- W. Palm Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N831PCPiper PT 6A-28
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830601021999A
- Case key
- 30892
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on an over water flt, both engs lost power & the plt ditched the acft at sea. Before ditching, the plt reported that the acft was out of fuel, the ATC controller contacted a us coast guard helicopter that was on his frequency & requested assistance. The helicopter was flown to the ditching area & the downed personnel were rescued.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N831PC
- Reported as
- Piper PT 6A-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31T-8020001
- Airframe hours
- 1,442
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-28, 620 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Gee And Jenson, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Beech Airways, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 20, 1983
- Departed
- MYER · Eleuthera Isl.
- Destination
- PBI · W. Palm Beach, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,239 total · 1,300 in this make and model · 6,119 as pilot in command · 88 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBI, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.