- Date
- April 24, 1984, 18:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Venice, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1931HPiper PA-32R-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840424014229A
- Case key
- 31138
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Sequence of events
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Ditching
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Analysis
The acft was ditched in the gulf of Mexico after being followed by U.S. Customs. The plt was picked up, but would not state his departure point or destination, nor did he submit a plt/operational acft accident report as requested by the NTSB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1931H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-7780205
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Scott D. Gordon
- Registered owner
- American Sells
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SRQ, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.