Piper PA-31-350 N49984

Summary

On 14 March 1986 at about 05:00 local time, a Piper PA-31-350 registered N49984, operated by James W. Cooper, was involved in an accident near Florida City, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 March 1986 at 05:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Florida City, Florida, United States

Coordinates

25.4895, -80.5104

Aircraft

Piper PA-31-350

Registration

N49984

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

James W. Cooper

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

Unk

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

MIA86FA095

1 person died.

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 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.