# Accident 19881029048439A: Piper PA23250, San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1988, 14:40 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Luis Munoz Marin International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VAIA
- Location: 18.4394° N, 66.0021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LUIS MUNOZ MARIN INTL (SJU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4394&lon=-66.0021&mi=10
- 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
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881029048439A

## Narrative

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

DURING ENGINE START A EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN THE RIGHT WING. NO CAUSE GIVEN. PILOT HAD PUMPED THROTTLE PRIOR START.

## 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 MIA89LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA019), Oct 29, 1988: Piper PA-23-250 (N5237Y), San Juan, PR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5237Y (3)

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

- [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.
- [Incident 19810804068809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810804068809I), Aug 4, 1981: Piper PA23250 (N5237Y), St Barthelemy, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Pilot hit rock pile on final approach landed with flat tire.
- [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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