# NTSB Accident MIA01LA212
> **Piper PA-32-260** · 2001-08-09 · Key West, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA01LA212
- **Event ID:** 20010815X01688
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-08-09
- **Location:** Key West, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 24.549367, -81.779441
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32-260
- **Registration:** N5569J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The inadvertent disabling of the throttle in the idle position during a cockpit disturbance created when an armed hijacker forcibly attempted to cause the aircraft to fly to Cuba, resulting in a loss of controllability of power for sustainable flight and an emergency descent and ditching.

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