# Accident 19850117025789A: Piper PA31350, Key West, FL, January 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1985, 02:05 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5505° N, 81.7806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5505&lon=-81.7806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70CZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70CZ-1989-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850117025789A

## Narrative

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

NON CERTIFICATED PERSON TOOK OFF IN STOLEN AIRCRAFT. CRASHED INTO SEA ON DARK NIGHT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING TAKEOFF.

## 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 MIA85LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA082), Jan 17, 1985: Piper PA-31-350 (N70CZ), Key West, 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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