Piper PA-28-161 N2225Y
15 September 1984 · Culebra · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 September 1984 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N2225Y was involved in an accident near Culebra. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Culebra
- Nearest airport
- Culebra (CPX)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-161
- Registration
- N2225Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Vieques → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA84FA253
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT WAS ADVISED BY OTHER PLTS THAT A MISSED APPROACH WAS NOT POSSIBLE AT THIS ARPT ON RWY 31. ALL OTHER PLTS IN THE GROUP LANDED ON RWY 13. THE ACCIDENT PLT ELECTED 31 UNTIL HE WAS ON FINAL WITH A TAILWIND AND THEN STARTED A GO-AROUND. THE RISING TERRAIN TRAPPED THE ACFT WHICH STALLED INTO A HILLSIDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Pinellas Park, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-28-181 | Waterford, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | South Fork, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Augusta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Troy, Michigan, United States | HOT Props Flying Club, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Summerville, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |