Piper PA-34-200 N4515T
6 July 1997 · Fajardo · No injuries
Summary
On 6 July 1997 at about 12:30 local time, a Piper PA-34-200 registered N4515T was involved in an accident near Fajardo. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fajardo
- Nearest airport
- Fajardo Regional (X95)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200
- Registration
- N4515T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL97LA101
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
a malfunction (jamming) of the elevator flight control system for undetermined reason(s).
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he had been doing touch-and-go landings for an hour when he experienced a loss of elevator control during climbout. He said that the airplane had climbed to 400 feet when the control yoke stuck. Efforts, to regain control of the airplane failed. After transmitting several 'may day' calls, the pilot prepared the airplane for ditching. The airplane ditched in about 130 feet of water 200 meters east of the Fajardo shoreline. The airplane was not recovered for examination. The pilot did not report any previous flight control problems with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 1997 | Piper PA-34-200 | MacKinac Island, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1997 | Piper PA-34-200 | Kissimmee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1997 | Piper PA-34-200T | Cotton Bay, Bahamas | Larry Meredith | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1997 | Piper PA-34-200T | Lynn, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Apr 1997 | Piper PA-34-200T | Healdsburg, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1997 | Piper PA-34 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |