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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Dominican Repub, DR · June 24, 1985

Date
June 24, 1985 · 17:50 local
Place
Dominican Repub, DR
Airport
Atlantic Ocean
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N21ML
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85LA198
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,600 total

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What happened

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

Reported fire in nose of aircraft,ditched in Atlantic Ocean. Suspect origin of fire as electrical.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED FIRE IN NOSE OF AIRCRAFT,DITCHED IN ATLANTIC OCEAN. SUSPECT ORIGIN OF FIRE AS ELECTRICAL.

NTSB investigation

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