# Accident 19841226068089A: Piper PA32R301, Bradley, FL, December 26, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1984, 20:20 local time
- Place: Bradley, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8227J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 403 total, 50 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85MA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85MA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841226068089A

## Narrative

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

INFLIGHT BREAKUP OF AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS OVERGROSS AND LOADED TO EXCEED AFT CG LIMIT. WEATHER MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR.

## 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 MIA85MA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85MA064), Dec 27, 1984: Piper PA-32R-301 (N8227J), Bradley, FL, destroyed, 6 fatal

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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