# Accident 19840424014229A: Piper PA32R300, Venice, FL, April 24, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1984, 18:45 local time
- Place: Venice, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1170° N, 82.4152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1170&lon=-82.4152&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1931H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840424014229A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DITCHED IN GULF OF MEXICO FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. U S CUSTOMS WAS TRAILING AIRCRAFT AT TIME OF DITCHING.

## 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 MIA84LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA173), Apr 24, 1984: Piper PA-32R-300 (N1931H), Venice, 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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