Accident Piper PA-23 Aztec N54615,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 11715
 
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Date:Monday 20 November 1978
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA27 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-23 Aztec
Owner/operator:Birds Of Paradise Inc
Registration: N54615
MSN: 27-4227
Year of manufacture:1969
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Off Florida Coast between De Funiak Springs & Gainesville, FL -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:De Funiak Springs, FL (54J)
Destination airport:Gainesville, FL (GNV/KGNV)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off November 20 1978 crashed into the sea off the coast of Florida, whilst en-route between De Funiak Springs, Walton County, Florida and Gainesville, Florida. All four persons on board were presumed killed, and the aircraft presumed destroyed, as no trace of the aircraft or its passengers were ever found

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MIA79DA019
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=38273&key=0
2. http://www.bermuda-triangle.org/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
22-Jun-2014 20:24 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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