# Accident 19840218004649A: Piper PA32R301, Ft Myers, FL, February 18, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1984, 17:20 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Airport: Page
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5603° N, 81.8697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5603&lon=-81.8697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8170D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,390 total, 100 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840218004649A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. STRUCK A BACKSTOP, LANDED IN A SCHOOL YARD. MAGNETO SET SCREW BACKED OUT OF CAM.

## 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 MIA84LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA086), Feb 18, 1984: Piper PA-32R-301 (N8170D), Ft. Myers, 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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