# Accident 19840727038969A: Piper PA24260, Espanola, FL, July 27, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1984
- Place: Espanola, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5055° N, 81.3021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Espanola, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5055&lon=-81.3021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56JG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56JG-2014-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840727038969A

## Narrative

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

MARIJUANA LADEN AIRCRAFT FOUND WRECKED AND ABANDONED. DEA HAD BEEN FOLLOWING AIRCRAFT. BELIEVE OCCUPANTS BAILED OUT

## 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 MIA84LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA214), Jul 27, 1984: Piper PA-24-260 (N56JG), Espanola, FL, substantial damage

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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