- Date
- May 10, 1984, 00:00 local (05:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lafayette, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N3545WPiper PA-32-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840510018049A
- Case key
- 21487
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Sequence of events
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Missing aircraft
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Analysis
The acft has been missing since 5/10/84. The owner called for his acft preflighted and departed on a southerly heading. An off shore oil rig spotted a twin engine acft heading south. Search efforts by cap were unsuccessful. The plt gave no indication of his intentions or possible destination. The place of departure is used as an arbitrary location of accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3545W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-432
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-E4B5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gordon E. Dugal Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 19, 1984 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- LFT · Lafayette, LA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 250 total · 200 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LFT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.