# Accident 19791027039899A: Piper PA23250, October 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1979
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N13986, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13986-2005-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791027039899A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRPLANE BECAME MISSING BETWEEN JAMAICA AND NASSAU, BAHAMAS. DAY VFR IN AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA80DA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DA009), Oct 27, 1979: Piper PA-23 (N13986), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N13986 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760708017939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760708017939A), Jul 8, 1976: Piper PA23250 (N13986), Ruidoso, NM, Substantial damage. Suspect nose gear damage during towing and turn limits were exceeded. Nose wheel broke from strut.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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