# Accident 19900810056559A: Piper PA32260, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, August 10, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1990, 18:15 local time
- Place: Fajardo, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Diego Jimenez Torres Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.3333° N, 65.6576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fajardo, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3333&lon=-65.6576&mi=10
- Aircraft: N412PM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N412PM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900810056559A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON LIFTOFF AT 25 AGL. STALLED,HIT GROUND LEFT WING LOW. ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL.

## 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 MIA90LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA167), Aug 10, 1990: Piper PA-32-260 (N412PM), Fajardo, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN VSO DURING THE TAKEOFF CLIMB, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL.

## Other reports on N412PM (1)

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

- [Accident 20060523022189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060523022189A), May 23, 2006: Piper PA32260 (N412PM), Laconia, NH, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 23, 2006, 1030 eastern daylight time, a Piper cherokee six, PA-32-260, N412PM, was substantially damaged when it was attempting to land with a…

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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