# Accident 20151219022239A: Porrata Luis G RANS S-12XL, Guanica, PR, December 19, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2015, 11:15 local time
- Place: Guanica, PR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 17.9897° N, 66.9256° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.9897&lon=-66.9256&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124LP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N124LP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Porrata Luis G RANS S-12XL (registry code 056235P, https://openairdocs.org/model/porrata-luis-g-rans-s-12xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PORRATA LUIS G RANS S-12XL
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151219022239A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 19, 2015, AIRCRAFT N124LP EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE 50 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THAT WAS ORIGINATED FROM HUMACAO AIRPORT (X63). OPERATOR WAS FLYING AT 1,800FT WITH A 78 KNOTS INDICATED CRUISE SPEED AND 5,800 RPM WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED, OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO RE-START THE ENGINE 2 TIMES BEFORE CRASHED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD IN GUANICA TOWN. AIRFRAME SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 ERA16LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA076), Dec 19, 2015: Porrata Luis G Rans S 12XL (N124LP), Guanica, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/owner's failure to maintain the engine in accordance with manufacturer guidance, which resulted in the undetected corrosion of the power takeoff bearing, subsequent bearing failure, and a…

## Other reports on N124LP (1)

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

- [Incident 20220423019809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220423019809I), Apr 23, 2022: Porrata Luis G RANS S-12XL (N124LP), Isabela, PR, Minor damage. On April 23, 2022, 5:15PM local time, an experimental aircraft model rans S-12XL, serial number 06061007, [privacy data omitted], departed Antonio ?Nery?…

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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