ST. PETERSBURG, FL, USA
N11RJ
PIPER PA-34-200T
THE 27 YR OLD PLT PURCHASED THE ACFT ABOUT 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT & HAD RECEIVED HIS MULTI-ENG RATING ABOUT 3 WEEKS BEFORE. HIS TOTAL MULTI ENG TIME WAS ABOUT 35 HRS. NEARING HIS DESTINATION, 1 ENG QUIT. A FEW MOMENTS LATER, THE OTHER QUIT & THE PLT DITCHED THE ACFT IN TAMPA BAY. THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD ABOUT 110 TO 115 GALS OF FUEL WHEN HE LEFT THE TAMPA AREA FOR A FLT TO THE BAHAMAS ISLANDS. HE DID NOT PURCHASE ANY OTHER FUEL DURING THE ROUND TRIP & HE DID SOME MANEUVERING TO AVOID ENROUTE WX. AFTER THE ACFT WAS RAISED FROM THE WATER, ONLY RESIDUAL FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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