- Date
- March 14, 1986, 00:00 local (05:00 UTC)
- Place
- Florida City, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N49984Piper PA-31-350
- Weather
- Not reported
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860314006669A
- Case key
- 31487
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft touched down on the top of a flood control dike approx 12 ft wide. The acft continued for about 1336 ft before the left wheel slid off the dike where the dike makes a slight curve to the right. The left gear was torn from the acft as it left the dike. The left wing struck some heavy brush which rotated the aircraft 180 degs. The nose gear was torn from the acft & the right gear collapsed during the crash sequence. An exam of the acft revealed all cabin seats had been removed and the aircraft was gutted by fire. The acft's fuel caps were located on the ground next to the acft. An unidentified body was found about 835 ft north of the acft. No one has claimed ownership of the acft and the address of the registered owner is non-existent.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49984
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31-350
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31-7552074
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-F2B2, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- James W. Cooper
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Unknown
- Destination
- Unknown
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Not reported
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.