Piper PA28 N4187U
21 July 2025 · San Juan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 July 2025 at about 14:48 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N4187U, operated by Inter American University of Puerto Rico, was involved in an accident near San Juan, United States. 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 14:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Juan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci (SIG)
- Coordinates
- 18.4568, -66.0985
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- N4187U
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1998
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA25LA275
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot’s excessing pitch attitude during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and aerodynamic stall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that the accident flight was her second solo flight, and she had accumulated 0.6 hours of solo experience during her previous solo flight. She added that her flight instructor told her that she could practice soft and short field takeoffs if she felt comfortable. During the accident flight, she was attempting a soft field takeoff technique. After liftoff, the airplane drifted left and the student pilot attempted to correct with right rudder, but the airplane stalled left and impacted a parking lot. Both of the airplane’s wings and the fuselage sustained substantial damage during the accident. Postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures, nor did the student pilot report any. Review of an airport video recording confirmed that the airplane took off in an extreme nose high attitude before it yawed left and stalled.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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