# Accident 19890206026589A: Piper PA28151, Jacksonville, FL, February 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1989
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6834J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6834J-1989-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 91 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LAMS1) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890206026589A

## Narrative

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

WROTE SUICIDE NOTE TOOK AIRCRAFT WITHOUT PERMISSION. RADAR OBSERVED A TARGET FLY OUT OVER OCEAN. NO TRACE FOUND.

## 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 MIA89LAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LAMS1), Feb 6, 1989: Piper PA-28-151 (N6834J), Missing Acft (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO COMMIT SUICIDE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS AND HIS PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION.

## Other reports on N6834J (1)

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

- [Incident 19881016066139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881016066139I), Oct 16, 1988: Piper PA28151 (N6834J), Jacksonville Be, FL. Student was observed flying low and slow over Jacksonville beach. Numerous people on the beach.

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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