# Accident 19890716063459A: Piper PA32300, Luquillo, Puerto Rico, July 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1989, 07:12 local time
- Place: Luquillo, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.3762° N, 65.7217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Luquillo, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3762&lon=-65.7217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999MA-2013-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,700 total, 3,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890716063459A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN CABIN AND ENGINE QUIT. DITCHED IN OCEAN. LOWER EXHAUST STACK FAILED. EXHAUST GASSES BURNED ENGINE PARTS.

## 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 MIA89LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA200), Jul 16, 1989: Piper PA-32-300 (N999MA), Luquillo, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE LEFT EXHAUST STACK WHICH RESULTED IN AN ENGINE FIRE, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND SUBSEQUENT DITCHING OF THE ACFT IN OCEAN WATERS.

## Other reports on N999MA (1)

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

- [Accident 19750907027569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750907027569A), Sep 7, 1975: Piper PA32300 (N999MA), PA, 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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