# Accident 19850712030879A: Piper PA32R301, Nassau, Bahamas, July 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1985, 15:12 local time
- Place: Nassau, Bahamas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8341L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8341L-2003-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850712030879A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO ARRIVE AT INTENDED DESTINATION, PRESUMED LOST AT SEA. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ALONG ROUTE.

## 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 MIA85LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA209), Jul 12, 1985: Piper PA-32R-301 (N8341L), Bahamas, Bahamas, destroyed, 4 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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