# Accident 19830817075259A: Beech A100, Vieques, Puerto Rico, August 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1983, 16:40 local time
- Place: Vieques, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Vieques
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.1481° N, 65.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vieques, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.1481&lon=-65.4443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N129D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A100
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,558 total, 28 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830817075259A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TREES ON CLIMBOUT AFTER A DOWNWIND TOUCH AND GO ON A 2500 FT RUNWAY. EXCEEDED AIRCRAFT CAPABILITY.

## 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 MIA83FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA207), Aug 17, 1983: Beech A100 (N129D), Vieques, PR, 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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