# Accident 19930919035229A: Socata TB10TOBAGO, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, September 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1993, 16:15 local time
- Place: Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Rafael Hernandez Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4949° N, 67.1294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RAFAEL HERNANDEZ (BQN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4949&lon=-67.1294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104F-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TB 10 (registry code 8680696, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB10TOBAGO
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 143 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93FA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930919035229A

## Narrative

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

NO WEATHER BRIEF. THUNDERSTORM WARNING. FLEW INTO STORM SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE. WINGS SEPERATED INFLIGHT.

## 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 MIA93FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93FA198), Sep 19, 1993: Socata TB 10 (N104F), Aguadilla, PR, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: IN FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH A LEVEL II THUNDERSTORM AND FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVESE WEATHER BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO OBTAIN A PREFLIGHT…

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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