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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Loiza, PR · June 3, 2017

Date: June 3, 2017 · 14:18 local
Place: Loiza, PR
Airport: Luis Munoz Marin International
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: I32A
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N21WW
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA17FA195
Reported as: Piper PA-23-250
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 3
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 972 total20 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N21WWRegistration cancelled Sep 15, 2017 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7554066 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

A Piper aztec 23-250 N21WW registered to air america inc. (I32A) and piloted by,privacy data omitted. The PIC departed Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (sju/cpx) at approximately 1818Z/1418 local time, and reported engine problems, and shortly thereafter crashed into the water next to piÑones beach, puerto rico with 3 passengers on board with two(2) serious injuries, and one (1) minor and a one (1) fatality was reported.

As the FAA filed it

A PIPER AZTEC 23-250 N21WW REGISTERED TO AIR AMERICA INC. (I32A) AND PILOTED BY,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PIC DEPARTED LUIS MUNOZ MARIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SJU/CPX) AT APPROXIMATELY 1818Z/1418 LOCAL TIME, AND REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER CRASHED INTO THE WATER NEXT TO PIÑONES BEACH, PUERTO RICO WITH 3 PASSENGERS ON BOARD WITH TWO(2) SERIOUS INJURIES, AND ONE (1) MINOR AND A ONE (1) FATALITY WAS REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA17FA195Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSan Juan, PRThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, properly correct for left yaw, and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent uncontrolled descent into water.Jun 3, 2017 · Destroyed