# NTSB MIA70A0039: Piper PA-32, N4805S, Isabel Segunda, PR, November 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1969
- Place: Isabel Segunda, PR · ISABEL SEGUNDA, PR
- Location: 18.1491° N, 65.4427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Isabel Segunda, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.1491&lon=-65.4427&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148773
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70A0039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70A0039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3302  69/11/21   ISABEL SEGUNDA,PR   PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 730
        TIME - 1540                    N4805S              PX-  0  0  6  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 603 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VIEQUES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CULEBRA,PR                  SAN JUAN,PR                  ISABEL SEGUNDA,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           78                                                      100
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           18                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- GRND LOOP TO AVOID CLIFF AT END OF RWY. GUSTING TO 25K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4805S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4805S-1995-09-30), registration cancelled 1995-09-30, S/N 321168 (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: Vieques

## Other investigations on N4805S (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 NYC73FKM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FKM21), Jan 4, 1973: Piper PA-32 (N4805S), Shelby, NC, substantial damage

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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