# Accident 20150309018719A: Piper PA-23-150, San Juan, PR, March 9, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2015, 12:00 local time
- Place: San Juan, PR
- Airport: Fernando Rivas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4592° N, 66.0817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4592&lon=-66.0817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1153P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1153P-2017-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-150 (registry code 7102303, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150309018719A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 9, 2015, AIRCRAFT N1153P, MODEL PA-23, DEPARTED FROM FERNANDO LUIS RIBAS DOMINICCI AIRPORT  (SIG) , SAN JUAN, PR WITH A PILOT AND ONE OCCUPANT ON A PRIVATE FLIGHT. AFTER TAKE-OFF WHILE INITIATING A LEFT DEPARTURE TURN , AT ABOUT 300' AGL, THE RIGHT ENGINE (2) FAILED. PILOT COMPLIED WITH EMERGENCY PROCEDURES ON THE AFFECTED ENGINE.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB OR LEVEL FLIGHT WITH THE OPERATIVE ENGINE. THIS RESULTED IN DITCHING THE AIRCRAFT IN THE CONDADO LAGOON. THE PILOT AND THE OCCUPANT EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

MS. HEIDI MOATS FROM THE NTSB IS IN CHARGE OF THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION. INSPECTOR JORGE PEREZ FROM FSDO-63 HAVE BEEN ASSISTING WITH ALL NTSB REQUEST.

## 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 ERA15LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA151), Mar 9, 2015: Piper PA23 (N1153P), San Juan, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of right engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal…

## Other reports on N1153P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780115003099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780115003099I), Jan 15, 1978: Piper PA23 (N1153P), Jackson, MS, Minor damage. Nose whell collapsed on landing roll.

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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