19851031057289A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Gulf Of Mexico, FL · October 31, 1985

Date: October 31, 1985 · 08:29 local
Place: Gulf Of Mexico, FL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N24MS
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA86LA024
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360EB
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 395 total100 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N24MSRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2013 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7970302 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T

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What happened

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Disappeared from atcs radar while navigating around thunderstorms. The aircraft is missing, pilot is presumed dead.

As the FAA filed it

DISAPPEARED FROM ATCS RADAR WHILE NAVIGATING AROUND THUNDERSTORMS. THE AIRCRAFT IS MISSING, PILOT IS PRESUMED DEAD.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA86LA024Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportGulf Of MexicoAircraft disappeared from radar while operating in an area of level 3, 4, and 5 thunderstorms associated with tropical storm juan. A search by the u. s. coast guard resulted in no aircraft wreckage being found. The aircraft is missing and the pilot is…Oct 31, 1985 · Destroyed