# Accident 19840428014599A: Amtrmy PJ1, Merritt Island, FL, April 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1984, 16:55 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3203° N, 80.6807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3203&lon=-80.6807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1181D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMY PJ1
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,391 total, 110 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840428014599A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED DURING APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT HIT POLES DURING LANDING.

## 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 MIA84FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA156), Apr 28, 1984: Murphy-Charles PJ-1 (Adventure) (N1181D), Merritt Island, 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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