2 fatal · Piper PA23 · 2020-06-02 · San Juan, PR, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA20LA202
Event ID
20200602X42557
Type
Accident
Date
2020-06-02
Location
San Juan, PR, USA
Coordinates
18.458889, -66.091941
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA23
Registration
N14181
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s intentional operation of the airplane with known deficiencies of the left engine and subsequent in-flight loss of control after takeoff. Contributing to the loss of engine power was internal contamination of the left servo fuel injector. Contributing to the loss of control was the pilot’s intentional operation below the single engine rate of climb airspeed, and his failure to feather the left propeller.