MIA68A0002

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Mayaguez, PR · July 2, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 2, 1967
Place
Mayaguez, PR
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N5100WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report February 20, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115982

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1172   67/7/2  NR.MAYAGUEZ,PR        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 250
        TIME - 1906                    N5100W              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD ENG QUIT.POS 12 MI W.OF MAYAGUEZ.ACFT,OCCUPNTS MISNG. DMGE-INJURY INDEXES PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N5100W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.