# Accident 20010714029239A: Cuevas Orlando S MXL 2 SPORT, Patillas, Puerto Rico, July 14, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2001, 18:40 local time
- Place: Patillas, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Patillas Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.0075° N, 66.0667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.0075&lon=-66.0667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4305C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4305C-2004-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cuevas Orlando S MXL 2 SPORT (registry code 05676QD, https://openairdocs.org/model/cuevas-orlando-s-mxl-2-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010714029239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT TOOKOFF FROM THE OCEAN SHORE AND AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FT FROM THE GROUND A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT AGAINST A PALM TREE. AIRCRAFT HIT THE PALM TREE WITH THE LEFT WING AND FELL STRAIGHT DOWN.

## 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 MIA01LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA190), Jul 14, 2001: Cuevas, Orlando S MXL II Sport (N4305C), Arroyo, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilots failure to maintain directional control during climb, which resulted in the airplane drifting off course and impacting with trees.

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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