ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41162
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 October 1982 |
| Time: | 21:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | Douthit Aircraft Sales and Leasing |
| Registration: | N13785 |
| MSN: | 27-4439 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2495 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Placid, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Wilkes-Barre, PA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSPORTING MARIJUANA AND DURING AN ATTEMPTED ROAD LANDING AT LAKE PLACID COLLIDED WITH WIRES WHICH DAMAGETHE LANDING ASSEMBLY. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON TO NORTH ABOUT 4 MILES AND DITCHED IN A LAKE. THE AIRCRAFT SANK WITH BOTH OCCUPANTS AND CARGO. CAUSE:
Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020917X04904
El Informator 10 October 1982, p10A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 24-Apr-2018 07:35 | TB | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Damage] |
| 29-Oct-2019 21:47 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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