# NTSB investigations, PR

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB MIA04LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA133.md): Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 · Vega Baja, PR · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 2004 · N902GD · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper inflight planning which resulted in an inflight encounter with weather (low ceilings and thunderstorms), his loss of aircraft control, and an inflight collision with the ocean during uncontrolled descent.
- [NTSB ATL04LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA183.md): Piper PA-18 · San Juan, PR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 2004 · N5546Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat which resulted in carburetor ice and the subsequent loss of engine power. A factor was weather conditions favorable for carburetor ice.
- [NTSB DCA04MA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA04MA045.md): ATR 72 · San Juan, PR · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 1 · Major · Final report · May 9, 2004 · N438AT · Destroyed
  > the captain's failure to execute proper techniques to recover from the bounced landings and his subsequent failure to execute a go-around.
- [NTSB NYC04FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA223.md): Aero Commander 112 · Vieques, PR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 2004 · N1261J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning and decision making which resulted in the airplane entering instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of instrument experience, a vacuum pump failure, and…
- [NTSB MIA03LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA177.md): Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 · Cayey, PR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 2003 · N630VC · Destroyed
  > The loss of power on the left engine and partial lost of power on the right engine for undetermined reasons resulting in a force landing and impact with wires, tree, and terrain during subsequent force landing.
- [NTSB MIA03LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA176.md): Cessna 172F · Fajardo, PR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 2003 · N8578U · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate aircraft preflight resulting in the airplane being operated with water contamination in the fuel system, and the loss of engine power.
- [NTSB MIA03IA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03IA157.md): Cessna 402C · Arecibo, PR · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2003 · N371R · No damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate in-flight decision, and his failure to refuel, which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.
- [NTSB MIA03LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA075.md): Beech V35B · Humacao, PR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 13, 2003 · N35SR · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane departing the left side of the runway, and impacting with a ditch. Factors in this accident were; the pilot did not follow the procedures, and…
- [NTSB ATL03FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA023.md): Cessna 150L · Arecibo, PR · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 2002 · N11294 · Destroyed
  > The pilots failure to follow the normal takeoff checklist (Wing Flaps-Up) and failure to maintain airspeed after takeoff that resulted in an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB MIA03LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA006.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Las Palmas, PR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 23, 2002 · N2838T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to switch fuel tanks resulting in a partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation during a go-around. Additionally, the pilot's failure to monitor airspeed and proper touchdown point during the emergency landing resulted in another…
- [NTSB MIA02LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA119.md): Cessna 208B · Isla De Vieques, PR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 2002 · N786DM · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > the failure of both pilots to see and avoid, also causal was the failure of the pilot of the Britten-Norman Islander (N663VL) to yield right of way to an aircraft in the traffic pattern.
- [NTSB ATL02FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA107.md): Bell 47G-4A · Yauco, PR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 25, 2002 · N6SR · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat that resulted in a partial loss of engine power and the subsequent collision with an object during the forced landing. A factor was weather conditions favorable for the formation of carburetor ice.
- [NTSB MIA02FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA084.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 · Carolina, PR · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 2002 · N45BS · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed (Vs) while maneuvering following inadvertent encounter with clouds resulting in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent and subsequent in-flight collision with trees, a wall, and a building.
- [NTSB MIA02LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA051.md): Cessna 172P · Levittown, PR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 26, 2002 · N99295 · Substantial damage
  > the failure of maintenance personnel to comply with aircraft manufacturer's inspection procedures, resulting in corrosion and separation of the aileron control cable in flight and the subsequent forced landing in a swamp.
- [NTSB ATL02FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA031.md): Cessna 441 · Rio Grande, PR · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 5, 2002 · N441AW · Destroyed
  > The pilot continued visual flight flight into instrument flight conditions resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain. Low clouds were a factor.
- [NTSB ATL02LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA028.md): Pioneer 85 · Lajas, PR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 2001 · UNREG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to attempt a go-around after a hard landing that resulted in the overload failure of the flight control brackets and the loss of flight control. The airplane collided with a building during the attempted go-around.
- [NTSB MIA02LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA031.md): Cessna 172M · Barceloneta, PR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 2001 · N61582 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and an in flight collision with water. Contributing to the accident was the impairment of the pilot due to alcohol.
- [NTSB MIA01LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA190.md): Cuevas, Orlando S MXL II Sport · Arroyo, PR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 2001 · N4305C · Substantial damage
  > the pilots failure to maintain directional control during climb, which resulted in the airplane drifting off course and impacting with trees.
- [NTSB ATL01LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA086.md): Cessna R172-K · Culebras Island, PR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 2001 · N1278V · Substantial damage
  > Pilots improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB MIA01FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA140.md): Cessna 404 · Pena Pobre, PR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 13, 2001 · N404BA · Destroyed
  > failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain altitude/clearance, resulting in an in-flight collision with rising terrain.
- [NTSB MIA01IA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01IA110.md): Douglas DC3A · San Juan, PR · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 2001 · N19BA · Minor damage
  > The captain's activation of the left propeller feathering button after failure of the right engine for undetermined reasons resulting in loss of all engine power and the airplane making a forced landing in water.
- [NTSB MIA01FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA072.md): Piper PA-30 · Ponce, PR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 2001 · N181MM · Destroyed
  > The pilot's decision to attempt flight with known deficiencies in the airplanes right engine, his failure to feather the right propeller after the engine failed, his failure to retract the landing gear following the engine failure, and his failure to…
- [NTSB MIA01LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA073.md): Cessna A150K · Cabo Rojo, PR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 6, 2001 · N5915J · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to use carburetor heat during descent resulting in loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the airplane colliding with a fence and nosing over during a forced landing.
- [NTSB MIA99TA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99TA206.md): Hughes OH-6A · Aguadilla, PR · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 29, 1999 · N66377 · Substantial damage
  > An unidentified foreign object passing through the oil cooler blower assembly resulting in fracture and seizure of the oil cooler blower, and slowing of the main transmission and main rotor, which resulted in the pilot being unable to arrest the descent…
- [NTSB MIA84LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA071.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Naranjito, PR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 1984 · N15MM · Substantial damage
  > The acft collided with hilly terrain during a low pass. The plt was preparing to land at a nearby private airstrip.
- [NTSB MIA82DA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA026.md): Curtis-Wrt C-46 · San Juan, PR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 30, 1981 · N7560U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA82DKA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DKA04.md): Bensen B-8M · Sandin, PR · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Dec 25, 1981 · N4627 · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA821A011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA821A011.md): Lockheed L-1011 · San Juan, PR · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 5, 1981 · N371EA · Minor damage
- [NTSB MIA82DKA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DKA03.md): Aero Comdr 520 · Cabo Rojo, PR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 23, 1981 · N4162B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA82DKA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DKA02.md): Cessna 172 · Ponce, PR · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 20, 1981 · N7145G · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA82FKA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FKA01.md): Piper PA-28 · Caba Rojo, PR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 8, 1981 · N7503R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA81DKA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKA08.md): Cessna 310 · Culebra, PR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 18, 1981 · N3043L · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA81FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA097.md): Brittnorman BN-2A · San Juan, PR · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 20, 1981 · N116DW · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA81IA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81IA092.md): Dehavilland DH-114 · San Juan, PR · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 6, 1981 · N578PR · Minor damage
- [NTSB MIA81FKA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKA06.md): Cessna 182 · Cabo Rojo, PR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 13, 1981 · N4652T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA81DA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DA080.md): Lake 4-200 · Ponce, PR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 23, 1981 · N6155V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA81FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA054.md): Mooney M20F · San Juan, PR · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Mar 21, 1981 · N712CS · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA81FKA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKA04.md): Piper PA-34 · Coamo, PR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 17, 1981 · N3845M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA81FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA046.md): Piper PA-32R · El Duque, PR · Accident · 5 fatal · Closed · Feb 16, 1981 · N7272F · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA81FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA041.md): Beech G18S · San Juan, PR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 28, 1981 · N966YH · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA81DKA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKA03.md): Cessna 185 · Ajuntas, PR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 11, 1980 · N8436Q · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA81DKA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKA02.md): Piper PA-34 · Colosso Cntral, PR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 18, 1980 · N6191J · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA81FKA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKA01.md): Cessna 337 · Aguadilla, PR · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 10, 1980 · N1308M · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA81FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA001.md): Piper PA-28 · Aguadilla, PR · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Oct 10, 1980 · N707XQ · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA80FKA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKA10.md): Cessna 172 · Guanica, PR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 24, 1980 · N3608S · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA80FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA106.md): Cessna 182 · Rio Grande, PR · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Sep 18, 1980 · N4141C · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA80FKA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKA11.md): Piper PA-23 · Barceloneta, PR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 8, 1980 · N6002Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA80DKA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKA09.md): Bensen B8M · Vega Baja, PR · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 23, 1980 · N2294 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA80DKA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKA08.md): Piper PA-32 · Culebra Island, PR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 27, 1980 · N3679W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA80FKA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKA07.md): Piper PA-28 · Lares, PR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 21, 1980 · N7726N · Substantial damage

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## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'PR' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?page=3&state=PR

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