# Accident 19850328011979A: Piper PA31350, Staniel Cay, Bahamas, March 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1985, 13:40 local time
- Place: Staniel Cay, Bahamas
- Airport: Staniel Cay
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3517W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3517W-2012-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850328011979A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN TAKING OFF WITH ONE FLAP DOWN. DESCENDED BEHIND HILL AND CRASH WAS HEARD.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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