- Date
- July 25, 1984, 14:05 local (18:05 UTC)
- Place
- Ponce, PR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5464YPiper PA-23-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840725034679A
- Case key
- 31160
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Analysis
On initial climb, right engine power loss occurred. Plt executed emerg procedures, attempted gradual circuit to land. Unable to maintain sufficient altitude to clear known obstructions on runway approach. Plt elected to make a gear-up landing in cane field. Investigation revealed self-locking screw in rt eng fuel divider backed out, allowing fuel to escape via upper divider block vent.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5464Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 27-2552
- Airframe hours
- 5,006
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-C4B5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jose A. Rielland
- Registered owner
- United Rubber Roller Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 7, 1984 · 58 hours before
- Departed
- 1JPS · Ponce, PR
- Destination
- SJU
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 116 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MJPS
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5464Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.