Piper PA-32R-300 N6207J

Summary

On 11 July 1983 at about 10:30 local time, a Piper PA-32R-300 registered N6207J, operated by Geoffrey M. Fickling, was involved in an accident near Islamorada, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 July 1983 at 10:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Islamorada, Florida, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-32R-300

Registration

N6207J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Geoffrey M. Fickling

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Miami → Marathon

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA83FA180

2 people were seriously injured.

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

THE ACFT WAS DITCHED IN THE FLORIDA BAY AFTER THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE ENG STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND HE DITCHED THE ACFT AT ABOUT 0600 EDT. HOWEVER, THE ACFT CLOCK WAS STOPPED AT 0345 AND A COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN SAID HE SAW A LOW FLYING ACFT AT ABOUT 0400 HOURS GOING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE CRASH WITH NO LIGHTS ON. THE ACFT WAS FOUND IN ABOUT 4 FT OF WATER IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION WITH THE LANDING GEAR DOWN ABOUT 200 YARDS WEST OF THE CALUSA KEY. THE ACFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN UNAPPROVED CABIN FUEL TANK TRANSFER HOSE PLUMBED TO THE ACFT'S LEFT FUEL TANK. TWO OF THE ACFT SEATS HAD BEEN REMOVED. THE ACFT OWNERS ADDRESS ON THE REGISTRATION BELONGS TO A BUSINESS THAT RENTS MAIL BOXES TO PEOPLE WHO WISH TO REMAIN UNKNOWN. THE PLT SAID HE DID NOT KNOW THE PASSENGER; THE PASSENGER SAID HE HAD JUST MET THE PILOT. THE EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.