# NTSB MIA80FKA07: Piper PA-28, N7726N, Lares, PR, April 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1980
- Place: Lares, PR · LARES,PR, PR
- Location: 18.2968° N, 66.8834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lares, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.2968&lon=-66.8834&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130737
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FKA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1028  80/4/21    LARES,PR            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 500
        TIME - 1145                    N7726N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARECIBO,PR                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLT ATTMPTD LNDG ON PARTIALLY CONSTRUCTED STRIP.INITIATED GO-AROUND,STATED PWR LOSS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7726N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7726N-1981-12-18), registration cancelled 1981-12-18, S/N 28-5428 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800421010909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800421010909A), Apr 21, 1980: Piper PA28180, Lares, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Started go-around. Over-boosted engine quit. Landed in trees in a ravine at end of runway.

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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