# Accident 19850908043609A: Piper PA28160, Key West, FL, September 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1985, 22:29 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5506° N, 81.7810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5506&lon=-81.7810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5488W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850908043609A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT DEPARTED WITH PASSENGER AT NIGHT. RADAR CONTACT LOST DURING DESCENT OVER OCEAN. ASSUMED FATAL.

## 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 MIA85LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA249), Sep 9, 1985: Piper PA-28-160 (N5488W), Key West, FL, destroyed, 2 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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