ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13624
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| Date: | Friday 16 December 1977 |
| Time: | 20:03 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-300 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Growth Air Inc |
| Registration: | N483LC |
| MSN: | 31-426 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Kingston -
 Jamaica
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Soledad Airport, Barranquilla, Columbia (SKBQ) |
| Tampa International Airport, Tampa, Florida (TPA/KTPA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) when ditched into the sea off Kingston, Jamaica on 16 December 1977, en route between Barranquilla, Columbia, and Tampa, Florida.
Pilot reported he lost both engines, and was ditching. Aircraft not recovered. Damage and injury index presumed, as no trace of the aircraft wreckage or the 28-year-old pilot (sole person on board) was ever found
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA78DA023 at https://www.ntsb.gov/about/employment/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=43821&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=483LC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Apr-2015 23:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2015 20:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2022 22:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Damage] |
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