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MIA83LA230

1983-09-12 · CULEBRA ISLAND, Puerto Rico · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON HIS LONG CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE PWR. HE THEN FELT A VIBRATION AND THE PROP STOPPED THE ACFT WAS DITCHED NEAR THE SHORE OF CULEBRA ISLAND. IT WAS CALCULATED THAT THE ACFT FLEW ABT 3 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES. ENDURANCE CHARTS IN THE OPERATING HANDBOOK INDICATE THAT UNDER STD CONDITIONS AT 75% PWR THE ACFT WILL FLY FOR 3 AND ONE-HALF HOURS WITH 2.6 GALLONS LEFT FOR RESERVE PROVIDED THE MIXTURE IS PROPERLY LEANED AT CRUISE Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_MIA83LA230.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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