ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13608
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| Date: | Thursday 28 August 1980 |
| Time: | 21:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N398GT |
| MSN: | 31-7652065 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Vero Beach, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Unknown |
| Vero Beach, Florida? | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) 28 August 1980 when crashed near Vero Beach, Indian River County Florida [at approximate Coordinates: 27°39′N, 80°23′W]. Aircraft was on an illegal/drug smuggling flight at night. According to the official NTSB report into the accident: "Marijuana laden aircraft collided with power lines and trees while flying over remote area at night. Pilot in command misjudged altitude".
Both person on board (crew of two - pilot and co pilot) were killed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA80FA096 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=30477&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=398GT
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/fl/N398GT/
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1980/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-vero-beach-2-killed/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-May-2015 21:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2017 19:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 26-Sep-2017 19:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 29-Oct-2019 16:25 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator] |
| 29-Oct-2019 17:54 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 18-Jul-2021 15:09 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location] |
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