Piper PA-34 N3449Q
28 May 1985 · Loxahatchee, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 May 1985 at about 04:00 local time, a Piper PA-34 registered N3449Q, operated by Albert Haward III, was involved in an accident near Loxahatchee, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Loxahatchee, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 26.7303, -80.3195
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34
- Registration
- N3449Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Albert Haward III
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lantana → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- MIA85FA180
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT & PASSENGERS WERE SEEN DRINKING BEER IN A BAR PRIOR TO THE FLT. AFTER THE ACFT TOOK OFF, WITNESSES OBSERVED IT FLYING VERY LOW NEAR A SHORELINE; ONE OF THEM WAS A POLICE OFFICER THAT IDENTIFIED THE ACFT BY ITS REGISTRATION NUMBER. AT APRX 1930, THE PLT MADE A VERY LOW PASS OVER AN ARPT AT HIGH SPEED & AGAINST THE PREVAILING FLOW OF TRAFFIC. NO KNOWN WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACDNT. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND 3 DAYS LATER WHERE IT HAD CRASHED ON A FEDERAL WILDLIFE PRESERVE & CAME TO REST PARTIALLY SUBMERGED AGAINST THE BANK OF A CANAL. AN EXAM OF THE CRASH SITE REVEALED THE ACFT HAD COLLIDED WITH A HIGH TENSION ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION LINE AT ABOUT 40 FT AGL, THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND. TOXICOLOGY STUDIES BY THE MEDICAL EXAMINER SHOWED THE PLT'S BLOOD/CHEST FLUIDS HAD AN ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 0.09%. TESTS OF THE OCCUPANTS CHEST FLUIDS AT THE FAA AEROMEDICAL CENTER SHOWED ALCOHOL LEVELS OF 0.115% FOR THE PLT, 0.151% FOR THE FEMALE PASSENGER, & 0.085% FOR THE MALE PASSENGER. THE EXTENT OF POSSIBLE PUTREFACTION WAS NO VERIFIED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 1985 | Piper PA-34-200 | Concord, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-34-200T | Gulf of Mexico | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-34-200T | St.petersburg, Florida, United States | Joseph A. Sharpe | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-34-200T | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-34-200T | Saline Valley, California, United States | Allen E. Workman, M.d. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1985 | Piper PA-34 | Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 1985 | Globe SWIFT GC-1B | Rockledge, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Feb 1985 | Cessna 210 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Feb 1985 | Grumman American AA-5 | Horseshoe Beach, Florida, United States | TED N. Denny | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-23-250 | Jacksonvile, Florida, United States | Thomas E. Daniels | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Mar 1985 | Piper J3C-85 | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 17 Mar 1985 | Aronson FALCO F8L | Gainesville, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |