# NTSB Accident MIA89LA200
> **PIPER PA-32-300** · 1989-07-16 · LUQUILLO, PR · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA89LA200
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28904
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-07-16
- **Location:** LUQUILLO, PR
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-300
- **Registration:** N999MA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE LEFT EXHAUST STACK WHICH RESULTED IN AN ENGINE FIRE, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND SUBSEQUENT DITCHING OF THE ACFT IN OCEAN WATERS.

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