# Accident 20170603017789A: Piper PA-23-250, Loiza, PR, June 3, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2017, 14:18 local time
- Place: Loiza, PR
- Airport: Luis Munoz Marin International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: I32A
- Location: 18.4603° N, 65.9728° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4603&lon=-65.9728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21WW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21WW-2017-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (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-23-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 972 total, 20 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170603017789A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA17FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA195), Jun 3, 2017: Piper PA23 (N21WW), San Juan, PR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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