- Date
- November 6, 1986, 20:13 local (Nov 7, 1986, 01:13 UTC)
- Place
- Marathon, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2107CPiper PA-23-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861106056939A
- Case key
- 31821
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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
While being followed at a low altitude by a united states customs service aircraft, the aircraft was observed entering a left turn. The left wing tip of the aircraft struck the water and it cartwheeled. After the crash, bales of an unknown substance floated to the surface. When the aircraft wreckage was inspected by divers, the largest portion of wreckage was found to be a section of the tail. No signs of the occupants or the bales that floated to the surface were found. The aircrafts registered owner could not be located after the accident. The aircraft was sold to the registered owner 3 days before the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2107C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 27-12
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1B5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard Bicking
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 120° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EYW, 42 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.