# Accident 20040912027919A: Piper PA18150, San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2004, 14:50 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Isla Grande Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4567° N, 66.0981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4567&lon=-66.0981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5546Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5546Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C4P (registry code 42289, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c4p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040912027919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE QUIT ON TRAFFIC PATTERN CLIMB OUT (CROSSWIND LEG). AIRCRAFT ENGINE INSPECTED WITH NO APPARENT MECHANICAL REASONS FOR INFLIGHT FAILURE. ENGINE FAILED MOMENTARILY DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS.

## 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 ATL04LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA183), Sep 12, 2004: Piper PA-18 (N5546Z), San Juan, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat which resulted in carburetor ice and the subsequent loss of engine power. A factor was weather conditions favorable for carburetor ice.

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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