# Accident 19850923046929A: Piper PA28140, Gulfport, MS, September 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1985, 10:11 local time
- Place: Gulfport, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3674° N, 89.0928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulfport, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3674&lon=-89.0928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1785J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1785J-2012-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 73 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FAMS2) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850923046929A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO FLY THROUGH A LINE OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION. BODIES OF OCCUPANTS AND PARTS OF AIRCRAFT FOUND IN GULF WATERS.

## 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 ATL85FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FAMS2), Sep 23, 1985: Piper PA-28-140 (N1785J), Gulfport, MS, destroyed, 3 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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