# Accident 19841227068249A: Piper PA32R300, Homestead, FL, December 27, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1984, 02:00 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.4907° N, 80.5092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4907&lon=-80.5092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8920C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8920C-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841227068249A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA85FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA066), Dec 27, 1984: Piper PA-32R-300 (N8920C), Homestead, FL, destroyed, 2 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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