# Accident 19851031057289A: Piper PA34200T, Gulf Of Mexico, FL, October 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1985, 08:29 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N24MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24MS-2013-07-30) (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 TSIO360EB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 395 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851031057289A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA86LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA024), Oct 31, 1985: Piper PA-34-200T (N24MS), Gulf Of Mexico, 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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