# Accident 19870417010059A: Piper PA28181, Florida City, FL, April 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1987, 04:35 local time
- Place: Florida City, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.2704° N, 80.6295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.2704&lon=-80.6295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6505C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6505C-1990-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 6 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870417010059A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED SWAMP AT NIGHT DURING SOLO STUDENT CROSSCOUNTRY. PILOT WAS INTOXICATED. STUDENT PERMIT NOT PROCESSED.

## 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 MIA87FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA135), Apr 17, 1987: Piper PA-28-181 (N6505C), Florida City, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N6505C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790514013189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790514013189A), May 14, 1979: Piper PA28181 (N6505C), Napa, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot exhausted fuel on crosscountry and crashed 1 mile short of runway.

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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