- Date
- March 22, 1992, 10:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cabo Rojo, PR
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- UNREGMaya, Jaime Rans S-12
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 33078
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Probable cause
Failure of the non FAA certificated pilot to maintain airspeed and the inadvertent stall during an attempted precautionary landing following partial loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons.
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
While attempting to perform a precautionary landing on a beach following a partial loss of eng power during cruise flt, the non FAA certificated plt inadvertently stalled the airplane which descended uncontrolled & collided with the water in a nose & rt wing low attitude. He further stated that he believes that the loss of power was due to overheating of the eng. It was not examined therefore no determination could be made as to the reason for the partial loss of power. The airplane was not registered with the FAA but was required to be.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Maya, Jaime Rans S-12
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- Rotax 582, 67 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- See Narrative
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- Monte Grande, PR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 31 total · 6 in this make and model · 6 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 17 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F