19841227068249A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Homestead, FL · December 27, 1984

Date: December 27, 1984 · 02:00 local
Place: Homestead, FL
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8920C
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA85FA066
Reported as: Piper PA32R300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N8920CRegistration cancelled May 5, 2015 · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7680143 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Witness saw aircraft flying at 50 to 75 feet AGL. Struck trees and ground. Address of registered owner non existent

As the FAA filed it

WITNESS SAW AIRCRAFT FLYING AT 50 TO 75 FEET AGL. STRUCK TREES AND GROUND. ADDRESS OF REGISTERED OWNER NON EXISTENT

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA85FA066Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportHomestead, FLWhile cruising northerly at a low altitude during a dark night, the acft struck a row of trees appx 50 ft tall about 8 ft from the tops, it then hit a large tree at about 6 ft AGL, 670 ft from the initial impact point, & came to rest in a dirt road. An exam…Dec 27, 1984 · Destroyed