# Accident 19850324011209A: Piper PA25, Everglades Ntpk, FL, March 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1985, 08:00 local time
- Place: Everglades Ntpk, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.4905° N, 80.5105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4905&lon=-80.5105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8773L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8773L-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 275 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850324011209A

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL ENGINE POWER LOSS, LANDED IN ROUGH CLEARING. FUEL TANK RUPTURED, FUEL CAUGHT FIRE, AIRCRAFT BURNED.

## 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 MIA85LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA130), Mar 24, 1985: Piper PA-25-235 (N8773L), Everglades, 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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