Piper PA-28 N1306H

Summary

On 5 February 1982 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N1306H, operated by Harold M. Shaft, was involved in an accident near 120 Nm Sse of M, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 February 1982 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

120 Nm Sse of M, Florida, United States

Coordinates

25.8197, -80.3008

Aircraft

Piper PA-28

Registration

N1306H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Harold M. Shaft

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Crooked Island → Ft. Pierce

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

MIA82DA050

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AT ABOUT 1216 THE PILOT OF A CESSNA 402, N69400, HEARD N1306H ANNOUNCE ON THE RADIO THAT HE WAS 100 MILES SOUTH OF BIMINI AND HAD 15 MINUTES OF FUEL REMAINING. THE CAPTAIN OF AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 603 HEARD THE PILOT STATE THAT HE WAS GOING IN AND HE IMMEDIATELY HEARD AN ELT. HE ALSO HEARD THE PILOT OF ANOTHER AIRCRAFT TELLING MIAMI CENTER THAT HE SAW A BROWN LIFE RAFT WITH TWO PERSONS ABOARD. A COAST GUARD SEARCH FAILED TO FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF THE WRECKAGE OR THE OCCUPANTS. THE SEARCH WAS SUSPENDED ON 2/10/82. ON 2/15/82 A LIFE RAFT WASHED ASHORE NEAR PALM BEACH,FL WITH THE BODY OF THE PILOT ABOARD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.