# Incident 20010702023059I: Piper PA23, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, July 2, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2001, 10:30 local time
- Place: Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Rafael Hernandez Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- 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: N17241, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17241-2007-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O320B3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 200 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010702023059I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF BETWEEN 700 TO 899 FT. LEFT POWER. AIRCRAFT STARTED A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT. THE PILOT CONCENTRATED IN FLYING THE AIRCRAFT AND OVERLOOKED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR ONE ENGINE OUT CONDITION. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN FIELD IN THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT. TWO PASSENGERS WERE ONBOARD BESIDES THE PILOT BUT, ONLY THE PILOT SUFFERED A MINOR NOSE INJURY.

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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