# Accident 19821005053159A: Piper PA23250, Lake Placid, FL, October 5, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1982, 21:30 local time
- Place: Lake Placid, FL
- Airport: Placid Lakes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2897° N, 81.3592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2897&lon=-81.3592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13785, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13785-2014-09-05) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821005053159A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HIT POWERLINES DURING A NIGHT FLIGHT AND CONTINUED ON TO DITCH IN A LAKE. ILLEGAL DRUGS ONBOARD.

## 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 MIA83FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA006), Oct 6, 1982: Piper PA-23-250 (N13785), Lake Placid, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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