# NTSB MIA81FKA04: Piper PA-34, N3845M, Coamo, PR, February 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1981
- Place: Coamo, PR · COAMO,PR, PR
- Location: 18.0783° N, 66.3632° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coamo, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.0783&lon=-66.3632&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126842
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FKA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0440  81/2/17  NR.COAMO,PR           PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3845M              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        COAMO,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W BRUSH,INJURY INDEX PRESUMED,SUSPECTED DRUG OPERATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3845M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3845M-1982-07-14), registration cancelled 1982-07-14, S/N 347870129, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810217008929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810217008929A), Feb 17, 1981: Piper PA34200T, Coamo, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Landed in cow pasture, landing gear collapsed rearward. Crew unknown. Suspected drug flight.

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.

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