ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 135410
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| Date: | Friday 22 October 1982 |
| Time: | 10:52 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-39 Twin Comanche C/R |
| Owner/operator: | Hernandez Aircraft Leasing Corp Inc |
| Registration: | N8856Y |
| MSN: | 39-11 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1900 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean, 10 nm North of Fort Lauderdale, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nassau International Airport, Nassau, Bahamas (NAS/MYNN) |
| Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Florida (FXE/KFXE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) October 22, 1982 when ditched into the Atlantic Ocean 10 nautical miles north of Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida after double engine failure, due to fuel exhaustion and/or fuel supply problems. The pilot (the sole person on board) sustained minor injuries. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PILOT SAYS HE REFUELED AT NASSAU WITH 20 GALLONS IN AUXILIARY TANKS. ESTIMATED 10 GALLONS EACH MAIN TANK. 45 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE #1 ENGINE FAILED. 5 MINUTES LATER #2 ENGINE FAILED. AIRCRAFT SANK AND DITCHED INTO THE OCEAN
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: REASON FOR OCCURRENCE UNDETERMINED"
Aircraft de-registered on C of A expiry on September 7, 1985: however, registration N8856Y not cancelled by the FAA until May 15, 2013 - 31 years later
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA83LA018 at https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20020917X04929&AKey=1&RType=Final&IType=LA
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=8856Y
3. https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N8856Y
4. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N8856Y.html
5. http://www.aviationdb.com/Aviation/Aircraft/8/N8856Y.shtm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2013 11:45 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Apr-2017 20:43 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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