# Accident 19870925069319A: Piper PA31350, Demopolis, AL, September 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1987, 03:15 local time
- Place: Demopolis, AL
- Airport: Demopolis Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4999° N, 87.8294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4999&lon=-87.8294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117EV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117EV-1997-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870925069319A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL87FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA262), Sep 25, 1987: Piper PA-31-350 (N117EV), Demopolis, AL, 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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