# Accident 19861227072319A: Piper PA34220T, Ft Lauderdale, FL, December 27, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1986, 18:38 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0890° N, 80.1495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0890&lon=-80.1495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84136, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84136-1997-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360KB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 385 total, 0 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861227072319A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE OCEAN DURING A NIGHT ILS APPROACH. SUSPECT THE INEXPERIENCED PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED.

## 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 MIA87FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA062), Dec 27, 1986: Piper PA-34 (N84136), Ft. Lauderdale, 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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