# Accident 19850128018529A: Piper PA23250, St Croix, VI, January 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1985, 09:08 local time
- Place: St Croix, VI
- Airport: Alexander Hamilton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 17.7397° N, 64.7388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Croix, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.7397&lon=-64.7388&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555MF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555MF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-325 (registry code 7103105, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,167 total, 918 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850128018529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RIGHT ENGINE SURGED AND QUIT THEN LEFT ENGINE FAILED. STRUCK A FENCE ON LANDING. RIGHT FUEL STRAINER HAD SEDIMENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA85FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA088), Jan 28, 1985: Piper PA-23-250 (N555MF), St. Croix, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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