# Accident 19740222004609A: Piper PA28180, Culebra, Puerto Rico, February 22, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1974
- Place: Culebra, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Culebra
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 18.3103° N, 65.3027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Culebra, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3103&lon=-65.3027&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5158S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5158S-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 200 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FKA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740222004609A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WIND GUSTING 22K.ACFT T/D APRX 1000FT BFR END OF RWY.RPTD NO BRAKES.BRAKE PADS RPLCD 38HR BFR ACDT

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA74FKA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKA08), Feb 22, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N5158S), Culebra, PR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5158S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750405007459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750405007459A), Apr 5, 1975: Piper PA28180 (N5158S), U.S. Virgin Islands, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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