# Accident 20101027049099A: Piper PA-31-350, Aguadilla, PR, October 27, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2010, 17:40 local time
- Place: Aguadilla, PR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4375° N, 67.1543° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aguadilla, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4375&lon=-67.1543&mi=10
- Aircraft: N350RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N350RL-2012-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-350
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,902 total, 38 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101027049099A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 27, 2010, AT 18:00 ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME, A CALL WAS RECEIVED FROM THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER (FAA ROC) INDICATING THAT AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N350RL, A PIPER PA-31-350 MODEL, CRASHED INTO THE WATER, TWO MILES WEST FROM  RAFAEL HERNANDEZ AIRPORT (TJBQ).

## 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 ERA11LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA037), Oct 27, 2010: Piper PA-31-350 (N350RL), Aguadilla, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to ditch the airplane after a reported partial loss of engine power and overheat on one engine for undetermined reasons.

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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