# Accident 19840427014749A: Piper PA32301, Marco, FL, April 27, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1984, 11:13 local time
- Place: Marco, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N81701, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81701-1989-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 632 total, 10 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840427014749A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. DITCHED IN THE GULF. FAILED TO ASCERTAIN VISUALLY FUEL FOR FLIGHT.

## 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 MIA84LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA154), Apr 27, 1984: Piper PA-32-301 (N81701), Marco, 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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