# NTSB Accident ERA17FA195
> **PIPER PA23** · 2017-06-03 · San Juan, PR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17FA195
- **Event ID:** 20170603X52449
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-06-03
- **Location:** San Juan, PR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 18.460277, -65.972778
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA23
- **Registration:** N21WW
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, properly correct for left yaw, and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent uncontrolled descent into water.

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