# Accident 19851018052619A: Piper PA34200T, Charleston, SC, October 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1985, 09:09 local time
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7766° N, 79.9309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7766&lon=-79.9309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1944H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1944H-1989-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,077 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851018052619A

## Narrative

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

BUZZED SHIPS, FLEW UNDER BRIDGES, STRUCK POWERLINE, IMPACTED STORAGE TANK.  RULED A SUICIDE AFTER KILLING WIFE.

## 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 ATL86FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA007), Oct 18, 1985: Piper PA-34-200T (N1944H), Charleston, SC, destroyed, 1 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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