- Date
- November 25, 1986, 19:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Isabela, PR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N888MDPiper PA-34-200T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 31829
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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.
Analysis
The acft was reported missing while on a personal flight from san juan PR to aguadilla PR. The plts last radio contact was with aguadilla tower requesting an alternate arpt to land because they were in heavy rain. The coast guard initiated a search and found 2 seats, 4 seat cushions and other small debris that were identified by the plts brother as coming from the missing aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N888MD
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34-7870317
- Engine
- Continental TS10-360E, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hiram Sanabria-Roman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SIG · San Juan, PR
- Destination
- BQN · Aguadilla, 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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 300 total · 60 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Wind
- 240° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SJU