Accident · 1994-06-19

NTSB case MIA94LA161 · PIPER PA-23-250 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1994-06-19
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-23-250 (N5333Y)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: HERMANOS AL RESCATE Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): HERMANOS AL RESCATE

Probable cause

The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain a visual outlook and a safe altitude while making a low pass over a boat, resulting in an in-flight collision with the boat mast.

Source: NTSB case MIA94LA161

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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