# Accident 19940818021759A: Piper PA23, San Juan, Puerto Rico, August 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1994, 18:02 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Isla Grande Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N556PR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N556PR-1996-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O320A3B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940818021759A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER LEFT ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. TURNED INTO DEAD ENGINE. WING HIT A CRANE. IMPACT IN WATER. REPORT WATER IN FUE

## 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 MIA94LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA197), Aug 18, 1994: Piper PA-23 (N556PR), San Juan, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMANDS IMPROPER AIRCRAFT 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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