ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40318
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| Date: | Friday 14 March 1986 |
| Time: | 00:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Unknown (illegal flight) |
| Registration: | N49984 |
| MSN: | 31-7552074 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-540-F2B2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Florida City, Miami-Dade County, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Mexico? |
| Miami, Florida, USA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE TOP OF A FLOOD CONTROL DYKE APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET WIDE AT FLORIDA CITY, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA [AT APPROXIMATE CO ORDINATES 25°27′05″N 80°29′04″W]. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 1,336 FEET BEFORE THE LEFT WHEEL SLID OFF THE DYKE WHERE THE DYKE MAKES A SLIGHT CURVE TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT GEAR WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AS IT LEFT THE DYKE.
THE LEFT WING STRUCK SOME HEAVY BRUSHWOOD WHICH ROTATED THE AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES. THE NOSE GEAR WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT & THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE CRASH SEQUENCE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED ALL CABIN SEATS HAD BEEN REMOVED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS GUTTED BY FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL CAPS WERE LOCATED ON THE GROUND NEXT TO THE AIRCRAFT.
AN UNIDENTIFIED BODY [PRESUMED TO BE THE PILOT] WAS FOUND ABOUT 835 FEET NORTH OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO ONE HAS CLAIMED OWNERSHIP OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE ADDRESS OF THE REGISTERED OWNER IS NON-EXISTENT.
THE ABOVE CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE WOULD INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING USED FOR ILLEGAL ACTIVITY, PROBABLY CONNECTED WITH DRUG SMUGGLING
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA86FA095 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001213X33119&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=49984
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1986/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-florida-1-killed/]
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/fl/N49984/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-May-2015 18:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 24-Mar-2017 19:26 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
| 07-Oct-2017 22:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2019 16:22 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator] |
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