# Accident 19900605019049A: Piper PA28140, Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, June 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1990
- Place: Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7202F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7202F-1996-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900605019049A

## Narrative

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

BECAME MISSING EN ROUTE FROM ST MARTEN TO ST CROIX. BELEIVED DITCHED IN OCEAN. NO TRACE EVER FOUND.

## 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 MIA90LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA139), Jun 5, 1990: Piper PA-28-140 (N7202F), Caribbean Sea, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED

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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