# Accident 19850203001459A: Piper PA23250, Key Largo, FL, February 3, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1985, 04:00 local time
- Place: Key Largo, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.0805° N, 80.4409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.0805&lon=-80.4409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5103Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5103Y-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850203001459A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED WATER IN LEVEL ATTITUDE AFTER FUEL RAN OUT. UNRESTRAINED BALES OF MARIJUANA PINNED OCCUPANTS IN AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA85FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA089), Feb 3, 1985: Piper PA-23-250 (N5103Y), Key Largo, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N5103Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840113002399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840113002399I), Jan 13, 1984: Piper PA23250 (N5103Y), Opa Locka, FL. Unsafe gear indication. Landed safely. Nose gear micro switch broken off. Also nose over center lock maladjjusted.

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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