# Accident 19840123002519A: Piper PA32RT300, New Orleans, LA, January 23, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1984, 02:09 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 30.0200° N, 90.0194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0200&lon=-90.0194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2115D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,650 total, 250 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840123002519A

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE POWER IFR AT NIGHT INBOUND ON APPROACH. RIGHT MAGNETO HAD FAILED. DITCHED IN LAKE.USED WRONG N NUMBER.

## 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 FTW84FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA121), Jan 23, 1984: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N2115D), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage, 1 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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