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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA34200T · Loxahatchee, FL · May 28, 1985

Date
May 28, 1985 · 19:30 local
Place
Loxahatchee, FL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3449Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85FA180
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
2,087 total21 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot intoxicated while flying, buzzed several sites then hit powerlines. Wreckage found in canal 3 days later.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT INTOXICATED WHILE FLYING, BUZZED SEVERAL SITES THEN HIT POWERLINES. WRECKAGE FOUND IN CANAL 3 DAYS LATER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.