# Accident 19950602041769A: Piper PA32260, Vieques, Puerto Rico, June 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1995, 11:45 local time
- Place: Vieques, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: C6CA
- Location: 18.1481° N, 65.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vieques, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.1481&lon=-65.4443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41528, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41528-2017-06-20) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 45 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950602041769A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO OCEAN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT NOT FOUND. HAD FULL LOAD OF CARGO. WRECKAGE LOCATED ON OCEAN BOTTOM

## 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 MIA95LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA144), Jun 2, 1995: Piper PA-32-260 (N41528), Vieques, PR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N41528 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780830038289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780830038289I), Aug 30, 1978: Piper PA32260 (N41528), Washington, DC, Minor damage. Aircraft hit light marking corner of helicopter pad while taxiing. No yellow lines to guide pilot in this area.

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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