# Accident 19801105071259A: Piper PA31, Naples, FL, November 5, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1980, 14:40 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1505° N, 81.7953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naples, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1505&lon=-81.7953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9044Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9044Y-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DKT09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKT09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801105071259A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA81DKT09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKT09), Nov 5, 1980: Piper PA-31 (N9044Y), Naples, FL, destroyed

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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