# Accident 19830711029359A: Piper PA32R300, Islamorado, FL, July 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1983, 06:20 local time
- Place: Islamorado, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.9243° N, 80.6278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Islamorada, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.9243&lon=-80.6278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6207J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6207J-2014-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,055 total, 3 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830711029359A

## Narrative

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

DITCHED IN SHALLOW BAY DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. SUSPICIOUS FLIGHT PURPOSE. CABIN FUEL TANK INSTALLED. UNLISTED OWNER.

## 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 MIA83FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA180), Jul 11, 1983: Piper PA-32R-300 (N6207J), Islamorada, 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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