- Date
- August 10, 1990, 18:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Fajardo, PR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N412PMPiper PA-32-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900810056559A
- Case key
- 32690
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain vso during the takeoff climb, resulting in the loss of control.
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
During the initial climb, the plt reported that the eng lost power. The acft stalled, descended lt wing low, then collided with the ground. There was no fire. According to an FAA inspector, the eng operated normally when run after the accident. The flt controls were checked & operated normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N412PM
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-1142
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-E4B5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jose C. Colon-Venturo
- Destination
- CPX · Isla De Culebra, PR
- Airport
- X95 · Diego Jimenez Torres
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,200 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- MJNR, 3 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N412PM · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.