# Accident 19820206004579A: Piper PA31310, Fort Pierce, FL, February 6, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1982, 21:15 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747CE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747CE-1982-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82FLD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FLD15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820206004579A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ABOUT ONE MILE EAST OF PRIVATE STRIP FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. MARIJUANA WAS FOUND ONBOARD AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA82FLD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FLD15), Feb 7, 1982: Piper PA-31 (N747CE), Ft. Pierce, FL, destroyed

## Other reports on N747CE (2)

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

- [Accident 19810605038609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810605038609A), Jun 5, 1981: Piper PA31 (N747CE), Ft Myers, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft was returning to airport because of rough engine. Crashed short of runway.
- [Incident 19801216085489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801216085489I), Dec 16, 1980: Piper PA31 (N747CE), Pontiac, MI. Aircraft had complete electrical failure. Alternator rear bearing failed. Rotor contacted stator,short circuited.

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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