# NTSB MIA77DKA03: Piper PA-32, N3334W, Isla Verde, PR, December 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1976
- Place: Isla Verde, PR · ISLA VERDE, PR
- Location: 18.4480° N, 66.0166° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Isla Verde, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4480&lon=-66.0166&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149724
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DKA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4110   76/12/4 NR.ISLA VERDE,PR      PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 669
        TIME - 1245                    N3334W              PX-  0  0  6  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 117 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUERTO RICO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.THOMAS,USVI              SAN JUAN,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3334W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3334W-1977-02-24), registration cancelled 1977-02-24, S/N 32-171, built 1965 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Puerto Rico Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761204039999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761204039999A), Dec 4, 1976: Piper PA32260, Isla Verde, Puerto Rico, 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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