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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23-250 · Cabo Rojo, PR · May 17, 1983

Accident · No injuriesFinal report
Date
May 17, 1983, 08:00 local (12:00 UTC)
Place
Cabo Rojo, PR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6013YPiper PA-23-250
Weather
Not reported
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19830517020519A
Case key
30813

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Analysis

Police department personnel stated that while landing at night on an off airport field, the aircraft grounded looped about 250 ft after touchdown, sustaining substantial damage. This was drug related activity.

Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Ground loop/swerve - performedPilot in commandCause
Complete gear collapsedLanding - roll
Landing gear,nose gear assembly - overloadCause
Landing gear,main gear strut - overloadCause

Aircraft

Registration
N6013Y
Reported as
Piper PA-23-250
Category
Airplane
Serial number
27-3195
Engine
Lycoming IO-540-C4B5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Part 91
Operator
Frederick J. Mcnulty
Registered owner
Edward J. Kennedy
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Flight plan
Unknown

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.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Unknown, Unknown

Weather

Conditions
Not reported
Temperature
-0 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.