MIA71RM104

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Santa Domngo, DR · May 2, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 2, 1971
Place
Santa Domngo, DR · SANTA DOMNGO, Dominican Republic
Injuries
7 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4794SPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report January 6, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161287

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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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6-0024   71/5/2    SANTA DOMNGO,D.R.   PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1603                    N4794S              PX-  0  0  6  AIR TAXI-PASSG            38, 3500 TOTAL HOURS, 50
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CABO ENGANO,D.R.            CUACEDO,D.R.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

Aircraft

Registration
N4794S
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.