- Date
- February 3, 1984, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Naranjito, PR
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N15MMPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840203032639A
- Case key
- 31077
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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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Weather condition - downdraftFactor
Judgment - poorCause
Terrain condition - mountainous/hillyFactor
Low pass - performedCause
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Analysis
The acft collided with hilly terrain during a low pass. The plt was preparing to land at a nearby private airstrip.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15MM
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7325307
- Airframe hours
- 1,730
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jose A Roman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 18, 1983
- Departed
- SIG · San Juan, PR
- Destination
- Naranjito, PR
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
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 220 total · 220 in this make and model · 12 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.