# Accident 19951031041599A: Piper PA23250, Isla De Vieques, Puerto Rico, October 31, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Isla De Vieques, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Vieques Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: IN9A
- Location: 18.1230° N, 65.4163° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Isla de Vieques, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.1230&lon=-65.4163&mi=10
- Aircraft: N250HP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N250HP-1997-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951031041599A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMBOUT NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED. REDUCED POWER. STALLED. ROLLED. DIVED INTO OCEAN. TEST FLIGHT FROM STORAGE.

## 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 ATL96FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA010), Oct 31, 1995: Piper PA-23-250 (N250HP), Isbela Segunda, PR, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft resulting in a stall. A factor was the mechanic's failure to properly maintain the forward baggage door locking mechanism.

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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