120 NM SSE OF M, FL, USA
N1306H
PIPER PA-28
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.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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