Piper PA-23-160 N4444P
27 November 1985 · Dorado · No injuries
Summary
On 27 November 1985 at about 23:00 local time, a Piper PA-23-160 registered N4444P was involved in an accident near Dorado. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dorado
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-160
- Registration
- N4444P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Isla Grande → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MIA86LA036
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 STATED THAT AFTER A BRIEF LOCAL FLIGHT HE WAS RETURNING TO ISLA GRANDE ARPT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER IN BOTH ENGINES & MADE A FORCED LANDING ON THE BEACH NEAR DORADO PUERTO RICO. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE TWO MAIN FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY & THE AUX TANKS CONTAINED ONLY A NEGLIGIBLE AMOUNT OF FUEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-23-250 | Jacksonvile, Florida, United States | Thomas E. Daniels | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Feb 1985 | Piper PA-23-250 | Reidsville, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 May 1985 | Piper PA-23 | Clovis, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-23-250 | Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| 4 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-23-250 | Santa Barbara, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |