# Accident 19810708039039A: Piper PA28R200, Jacksonville, FL, July 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1981, 00:04 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29312 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 2 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810708039039A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DITCHED OFF SHORE AFTER ENGINE MALFUNCTION. NO ENGINE DISCREPANCY FOUND. PILOT SWAM TO SHORE.

## 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 MIA81FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA091), Jul 8, 1981: Piper PA-28R (N29312), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage

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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