MIA82FA025

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Bunnell, FL · August 8, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 8, 1981
Place
Bunnell, FL · BUNNELL, FL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N14185Piper PA-23
Status
Completed · report January 28, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810808084869A
Case key
124120

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3095   81/8/8  NR.BUNNELL,FL         PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2850
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N14185              PX-  1  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACCIDENT DATE PRESUMED,WRECKAGE FOUND 12/12/81.PLT NOT MULTI-ENG RATED.

Aircraft

Registration
N14185
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.