# NTSB MIA69D0097: Piper PA-32, N5543J, San Juan, PR, May 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1968
- Place: San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110532
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0097
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0097

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2181  68/5/17    SAN JUAN,PR         PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 1000
        TIME - 1515                    N5543J              PX-  0  0  6  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JUAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- STRUCK REFRESHMENT CART.VENDOR NOT AUTHORIZED TO BE ON ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5543J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5543J-1971-07-21), registration cancelled 1971-07-21, S/N 32-1006 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Juan

## Other investigations on N5543J (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 MIA69A0074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0074), May 6, 1969: Piper PA-32 (N5543J), Isabel Segunda, PR, destroyed

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.

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