# Incident 19810804068809I: Piper PA23250, St Barthelemy, Puerto Rico, August 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: St Barthelemy, Puerto Rico
- Airport: St Barthelemy
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VAIA
- Aircraft: N5237Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5237Y-1997-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 500 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810804068809I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HIT ROCK PILE ON FINAL APPROACH LANDED WITH FLAT TIRE.

## Other reports on N5237Y (3)

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

- [Accident 19881029048439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881029048439A), Oct 29, 1988: Piper PA23250 (N5237Y), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. During engine start a explosion occurred in the right wing. No cause given. Pilot had pumped throttle prior start.
- [Incident 19851212072149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851212072149I), Dec 12, 1985: Piper PA23250 (N5237Y), St Barthalemy, WN, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed on rollout. Center through bolt on drag link broke.
- [Accident 19790306004209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790306004209A), Mar 6, 1979: Piper PA23250 (N5237Y), St Barthelemey, U.S. Virgin Islands, Substantial damage. Pilot said he made one go around because of too high & fast. Landed on 2nd. Try. Veered off runway. Said weak brake

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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