ERA15WA195

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32-300 · Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · April 20, 2015

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
April 20, 2015, 11:50 local (11:50 UTC)
Place
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Injuries
7 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
HI 957Piper PA-32-300
Defining event
Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Lead agency
Other
Case key
91060

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
HI 957
Reported as
Piper PA-32-300
Category
Airplane
Serial number
32-1171
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
MDPC · Punta Cana
Destination
MDAB · Punta Cana

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Injuries
Fatal