# NTSB MIA78FKA09: Piper PA-28, N5941U, Las Marias, PR, September 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1976
- Place: Las Marias, PR · LAS MARIAS, PR
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156098
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4183  76/9/22    LAS MARIAS,PR       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N5941U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARECIBO,PR                  PONCE,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5941U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5941U-1977-12-05), registration cancelled 1977-12-05, S/N 28-26833 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760922037089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760922037089A), Sep 22, 1976: Piper PA28140, Puerto Rico, 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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