ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222427
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| Date: | Thursday 28 February 2019 |
| Time: | 13:52 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1563X |
| MSN: | 32-7500037 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6461 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 E485 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean off Juno Beach, West Palm Beach, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Pierce-Saint Lucie County Airport, FL (FPR/KFPR) |
| Great Harbour Airport (GHC/MYBG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed on the personal flight after topping off the airplane’s fuel tanks. He reported that, about 15 minutes after leveling off at 3,500 ft mean sea level, he initiated a climb to 7,500 ft, and the engine immediately started to "sputter"; the airplane was about 20 miles off the coast of Florida over the Atlantic Ocean. He turned on the fuel boost pump, switched fuel tanks, and applied carburetor heat, to no avail. The engine lost total power shortly thereafter. The pilot subsequently ditched the airplane into the ocean, egressed, and was rescued. The airplane was not recovered, which precluded a postaccident examination.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in a ditched landing in the ocean.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N1563X
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 February 2004 | N1563X | Private | 0 | Collegeville, PA | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2019 18:47 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 07-Mar-2019 18:48 | harro | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source] |
| 24-Sep-2019 23:48 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2020 16:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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