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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA31 · Naples, FL · November 5, 1980

Date
November 5, 1980 · 14:40 local
Place
Naples, FL
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9044Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81DKT09
Reported as
Piper PA31
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Crashed while trying to elude custom authorities. Illegal drug flight. Pilot not verified.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED WHILE TRYING TO ELUDE CUSTOM AUTHORITIES. ILLEGAL DRUG FLIGHT. PILOT NOT VERIFIED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.