# Accident 19970330004079A: Piper PA32260, Viesques, Puerto Rico, March 30, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1997, 17:45 local time
- Place: Viesques, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: A5KA
- Aircraft: N576PR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N576PR-1997-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 900 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970330004079A

## Narrative

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

LOST POER DESCENDING AT VIEQUES. DITCHED IN OCEAN. REASON LOSS OF ENGINE POWER REMAINS UNKNOWN. (-23) ON 03/30/97 PILOT PABLO SPERONI ON DESCENT TO (TJVG) VIEQUES ISLAND AIRPORT EXPERIENCED TOTAL POWER LOSS. HIS AIRCRAFT A PA-32-260 SANK IN 100 FEET OF WATER 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF (TJVQ) VIEQUES ISLAND AIRPORT.

## 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 MIA97LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA109), Mar 30, 1997: Piper PA-32-260 (N576PR), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's poor in-flight planning/decision by flying at too low of an altitude to glide to shore for a forced…

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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