Date:	Friday 28 September 1984
Time:	08:11
Type:	Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain
Owner/operator:	Ronald Kaldor
Registration:	N74982
MSN:	31-7405134
Year of manufacture:	1973
Total airframe hrs:	3444 hours
Engine model:	LYCOMING TIO-540-J2BD
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Bryceville, Nassau County, Florida -   United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Jacksonville International Airport, Jacksonville, Florida (JAX/KJAX)
Destination airport:	George Town Airport, George Town, Great Exuma, Bahamas (MYEG)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
THE FLIGHT DEPARTED IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. AFTER DEPARTURE, THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ASSIGNED HEADINGS SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAD TO BE CORRECTED BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. AFTER 15 MINS OF FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE AND WOULD LIKE TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT.

ATC ADVISED THE PILOT THAT CRAIG AIRPORT WAS AVAILABLE AND WAS CURRENTLY REPORTING VFR CONDITIONS. THE PILOT STATED HE WANTED TO GO TO JACKSONVILLE [JAX/KAX] BECAUSE THE 4000 FOOT RUNWAY AT CRAIG WAS NOT LONG ENOUGH. JACKSONVILLE WAS REPORTING IFR CONDITIONS. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO HAVE TROUBLE HOLDING HEADINGS WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR AN ILS APPROACH. WHILE IN THE DOWNWIND POSITION FOR THE APPROACH, THE PILOT ASKED ATC, 'HOW FAR IS 982 FROM LANDING?'

AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED ONTO THE LOCALIZER THE PILOT CALLED AND STATED HE HAD LOST CONTROL AND WAS IN A SPIN. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT BRYCEVILLE, FLORIDA AT APPROXIMATE CO ORDINATES 30°23′05″N, 81°54′20″W.

POST CRASH INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT ENGINE REVEALED THE #5 CYLINDER HAD DETONATED UNTIL A HOLE WAS BURNED IN THE PISTON. ADDITIONALLY THE #5 AND #6 RODS HAD BURN DAMAGE AND THE #6 ROD BOLTS HAD FAILED IN OVERLOAD.

1. NTSB Identification: MIA84FA265 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001214X41144&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=74982
3. https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N74982
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.1af.acc.af.mil/Portals/93/documents/afrcc/crash_locator/AFD-100208-036.pdf?ver=2016-02-12-094804-873]
5. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/fl/N74982/

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
24-Oct-2008 10:30	ASN archive	Added
15-Jun-2015 18:46	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Dec-2016 19:22	ASN Update Bot	Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
04-Oct-2017 13:22	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]
04-Oct-2017 13:25	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source]
10-Jul-2020 19:26	BEAVERSPOTTER	Updated [Cn]