Piper PA-32 N3379W

11 July 1974 · Bimini, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. · No injuries

Summary

On 11 July 1974 at about 11:40 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N3379W, operated by Pompano Senior, was involved in an accident during in flight near Bimini, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 11 July 1974 at 11:40
Classification: Accident
Location: Bimini, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Piper PA-32
Registration: N3379W
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Pompano Senior
Operating rule: Flying Club
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: S → Ft Lauderdale, Fla
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 6-0042

People

Nobody was injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
5	0	0	0	5

Probable cause

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

DITCHED ABT 17MI NW OF BIMINI.ACFT NOT RCVRD.PLTRPTD LOST OIL PRESS.OCCUPANTS USED LIFE JACKETS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 6-0042, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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