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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Demopolis, AL · September 25, 1987

Date: September 25, 1987 · 03:15 local
Place: Demopolis, AL
Airport: Demopolis Municipal
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N117EV
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL87FA262
Reported as: Piper PA31350
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total

N117EVRegistration cancelled Oct 4, 1997 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 318152185 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350

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What happened

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Collided with trees on approach to unlighted airport in fog. Cocaine cargo on board. Pilots blood positive cocaine.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH TREES ON APPROACH TO UNLIGHTED AIRPORT IN FOG. COCAINE CARGO ON BOARD. PILOTS BLOOD POSITIVE COCAINE.

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 ATL87FA262Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportDemopolis, ALThe plt of an aircraft carrying an estimated 317 kilos of cocaine was attempting to land at an apt which did not have a published instrument approach procedure in IMC. Witnesses estimated that the visibility was no more than 1/2 mile in fog about 45 min after…Sep 25, 1987 · Destroyed