ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 11858
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| Date: | Thursday 17 September 1981 |
| Time: | 12:10 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec C |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N438SB |
| MSN: | 27-2476 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 80 mi W of Guantanamo Bay -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Miami, Florida |
| Kingston, Jamaica | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed 17 September 1981 en route between Miami, Florida, USA and Kingston, Jamaica. Pilot transmitted that he had 30 minutes of fuel left, when position reported as being 80 miles West of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Aircraft disappeared from radar 3 minutes later. Pilot stated engines quit. Per the NTSB report:
AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
Injury and damage index presumed, as no trace of the aircraft wreckage or the 32-year-old pilot (sole person on board was ever found).
Accident investigation:
Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=25240&key=0
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N438SB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Mar-2015 21:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-May-2017 07:35 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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