19800118013899A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands · January 18, 1980

Date
January 18, 1980 · 11:25 local
Place
St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Airport
Harry S Truman
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N238PS
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FKA04
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total150 in this make and model105 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Door came open after take off. Pilot attempted to close door and noticed power reduction on one engine. Unable return

As the FAA filed it

DOOR CAME OPEN AFTER TAKE OFF.PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE DOOR AND NOTICED POWER REDUCTION ON ONE ENGINE.UNABLE RETURN

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.