# Accident 19850331066709A: Piper PA28180, Rockledge, FL, March 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1985
- Place: Rockledge, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3097° N, 80.7206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3097&lon=-80.7206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5180S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850331066709A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND NEAR VERTICALITY. ALCOHOL IMPAIRMENT,EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS AND RECENT LOSS OF MEDICAL FACTORS

## 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 MIA85FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA140), Mar 31, 1985: Piper PA-28-180 (N5180S), Rockledge, FL, destroyed, 1 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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